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bullets

/ˈbʊl.ɪts/

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noun

Balas

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

Examples :

"The police officer wore a bulletproof vest to protect himself from bullets. "

El oficial de policía llevaba un chaleco antibalas para protegerse de las balas.

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Munición, balas

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

Examples :

"The police found several bullets in the suspect's pocket, indicating he had live ammunition for his gun. "

La policía encontró varias balas en el bolsillo del sospechoso, lo que indicaba que tenía munición real para su arma.

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Balas, proyectiles

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

Examples :

"The children gathered smooth, round bullets to use with their slingshots. "

Los niños recogieron balas lisas y redondas para usar con sus hondas.

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Viñetas

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 teacher asked us to use bullets to list the main points of our presentation. "

El profesor nos pidió que usáramos viñetas para enumerar los puntos principales de nuestra presentación.

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Pago global, pago final

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

Examples :

""The loan agreement included two small monthly payments and a final payment of $10,000 – the bullets would be difficult to pay off in one shot." "

El acuerdo de préstamo incluía dos pequeños pagos mensuales y un pago final de $10,000 – el pago final sería difícil de pagar de una sola vez.

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Carta de rechazo, rechazo

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

Examples :

"The college sent her a series of bullets, rejecting her application multiple times. "

La universidad le envió una serie de cartas de rechazo, rechazando su solicitud varias veces.

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Un año de cárcel

One year of prison time

Examples :

"The judge gave him five bullets for robbing the bank, meaning he'll spend five years in prison. "

El juez le dio cinco años de cárcel por robar el banco, lo que significa que pasará cinco años en prisión.

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As

An ace (the playing card).

Examples :

""In this game of poker, three bullets and two kings is a pretty strong hand." "

En este juego de póquer, tres ases y dos reyes son una mano bastante fuerte.

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Proyectiles

Anything that is projected extremely fast.

Examples :

"The children shot water bullets from their toy guns across the backyard. "

Los niños dispararon proyectiles de agua desde sus pistolas de juguete por todo el patio trasero.

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rapidísimo, veloz

(in attributive use) Very fast (speedy).

Examples :

"bullet chess"

ajedrez rapidísimo

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Plomada, sonda

A plumb or sinker.

Examples :

"The fisherman used several bullets on his line to help it sink quickly in the deep water. "

El pescador usó varias plomadas en su línea para ayudarla a hundirse rápidamente en el agua profunda.

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Balas

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

Examples :

""The road bowlers carefully hefted their bullets before starting the match on the winding country road." "

Los jugadores de bolos de carretera levantaron cuidadosamente sus balas antes de comenzar el partido en la sinuosa carretera rural.

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Balas de chocolate, caramelos de regaliz cubiertos de chocolate

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

Examples :

"My grandpa always keeps a bag of bullets in his pocket to share with us grandkids after dinner. "

Mi abuelo siempre guarda una bolsa de balas de chocolate en su bolsillo para compartir con nosotros, sus nietos, después de la cena.

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Balas

Examples :

"The child was playing with small, round, metal bullets, pretending they were marbles. "

El niño jugaba con pequeñas balas redondas de metal, fingiendo que eran canicas.

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Bala, proyectil

Examples :

"During the historical reenactment, the cannon fired bullets the size of bowling balls. "

Durante la recreación histórica, el cañón disparó balas del tamaño de bolas de boliche.

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Menudillos

The fetlock of a horse.

Examples :

"The long hair growing below the bullets of the Clydesdale's legs created a beautiful, feathered effect as it pulled the cart. "

El pelo largo que crecía debajo de los menudillos de las patas del Clydesdale creaba un hermoso efecto emplumado mientras tiraba del carro.

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Poner viñetas

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

Examples :

"Please bullet the main points of your presentation so everyone can easily follow along. "

Por favor, pon viñetas a los puntos principales de tu presentación para que todos puedan seguir fácilmente.

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verb

Dispararse, ir a toda velocidad

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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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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Toro joven, ternero

A young or little bull; a male calf.

Examples :

"The farmer pointed to the field and said, "We're raising a few bullets this year to sell at the market." "

El granjero señaló el campo y dijo: "Estamos criando algunos terneros este año para venderlos en el mercado."

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Un par de ases

A pair of aces as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em

Examples :

"Maria smiled confidently when she looked down and saw bullets; she knew she had a good chance to win the hand. "

María sonrió con confianza cuando miró hacia abajo y vio un par de ases; sabía que tenía una buena oportunidad de ganar la mano.