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bullet

/ˈbʊl.ɪt/

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noun

Bala

A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.

Examples :

"The hunter carefully loaded the bullet into the rifle. "

El cazador cargó cuidadosamente la bala en el rifle.

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noun

Cartucho

An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.

Examples :

"The bullet was found lodged in the wall after the accidental discharge. "

El cartucho fue encontrado alojado en la pared después del disparo accidental.

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noun

Bala

Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.

Examples :

"The boy carefully loaded the bullet into his slingshot before aiming at the target. "

El niño cargó cuidadosamente la bala en su tirachinas antes de apuntar al blanco.

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noun

Viñeta

A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, (•), often used in lieu of numbers for marking items in a list. (see also bulleted)

Examples :

"The grocery list had a bullet next to each item to be purchased. "

La lista de la compra tenía una viñeta al lado de cada artículo a comprar.

writing communication list mark item sign essential

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noun

Pago único, pago final

A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.

Examples :

"The final bullet payment on their mortgage was surprisingly large. "

El pago final de su hipoteca fue sorprendentemente grande.

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noun

Carta de rechazo

A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.

Examples :

"The college sent a bullet, informing her that she hadn't been accepted to their program. "

La universidad envió una carta de rechazo, informándole que no había sido aceptada en su programa.

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noun

Año de cárcel

One year of prison time

Examples :

"John received a bullet for skipping school. "

John recibió un año de cárcel por faltar a la escuela.

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As

An ace (the playing card).

Examples :

"My brother's hand held up the ace of spades – a perfect bullet. "

La mano de mi hermano sostenía el as de espadas: un as perfecto.

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noun

Bala, proyectil

Anything that is projected extremely fast.

Examples :

"The bullet train zipped past the station at incredible speed. "

El tren bala pasó zumbando por la estación a una velocidad increíble.

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noun

Veloz, rapidísimo

(in attributive use) Very fast (speedy).

Examples :

"bullet chess"

Ajedrez rapidísimo

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noun

Bala

A plumb or sinker.

Examples :

"The fishing line was weighted with a small lead bullet to help it sink quickly. "

La línea de pesca estaba lastrada con una pequeña bala de plomo para ayudarla a hundirse rápidamente.

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noun

Bala

(particularly in Northern Ireland) The heavy projectile thrown in a game of road bowling.

Examples :

"The children practiced throwing bullets at the bowling pins on the school field. "

Los niños practicaron lanzar balas a los bolos en el campo de la escuela.

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Caramelo con forma de bala, regaliz cubierto de chocolate

A roughly bullet-shaped sweet consisting of a cylinder of liquorice covered in chocolate.

Examples :

"My sister bought a box of bullet chocolates for the school bake sale. "

Mi hermana compró una caja de caramelos con forma de bala para la venta de pasteles de la escuela.

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Bala

Examples :

"The child carefully held the small, round bullet of clay. "

El niño sostenía cuidadosamente la pequeña bala redonda de arcilla.

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noun

Bala

Examples :

"The cannon fired a large bullet, shattering the window. "

El cañón disparó una bala grande, rompiendo la ventana.

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noun

Nudillo

The fetlock of a horse.

Examples :

"The horse's bullet was sore after the long ride. "

El nudillo del caballo estaba dolorido después del largo paseo.

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verb

Poner viñetas

To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.

Examples :

"The teacher bulleted the key points of the presentation to make them stand out. "

El profesor puso viñetas a los puntos clave de la presentación para destacarlos.

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verb

Dispararse, ir a la velocidad de una bala

To speed, like a bullet.

Examples :

"Their debut started slow, but bulleted to number six in its fourth week."

Su debut comenzó lento, pero se disparó al número seis en su cuarta semana.

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verb

Disparar

To make a shot, especially with great speed.

Examples :

"He bulleted a header for his first score of the season."

Él disparó de cabeza para su primer gol de la temporada.

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noun

Toro joven, ternero

A young or little bull; a male calf.

Examples :

"The farmer showed his son the small bullet, a young bull calf. "

El granjero le mostró a su hijo el pequeño ternero, un joven becerro.

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