thought bubble

English

A thought bubble written in Czech.

Pronunciation

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Noun

thought bubble (plural thought bubbles)

1. A rounded or cloud-shaped outline, usually containing words, representing thought in a cartoon, and typically emanating from the thinker by a path of small circles.

   Synonym: thought balloon

   Coordinate term: speech bubble

   • 2018, Nicole Seymour, Bad Environmentalism, page 76:

     The segment introduces the issue of bycatch: “For every one shrimp caught ten other lives are lost”. The following still photo shows Rossellini-as-human holding a shrimp constructed of art paper, below a thought bubble that reads, “I just lost my appetite”.

2. (idiomatic) An ill-conceived idea.

Translations

rounded outline

• Albanian: shtëllungë mendimi f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 思想泡泡 (sīxiǎng pàopào), 思考泡泡 (sīkǎo pàopào)

• Finnish: ajatuskupla (fi)
• German: Gedankenblase f
• Maori: poihau whakaaro
• Portuguese: balão de pensamento m
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

ill-conceived idea

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 餿主意 / 馊主意 (zh) (sōuzhǔyì)

• Finnish: huono ajatus
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can