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bullet

/ˈbʊl.ɪt/

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noun

Balle, projectile

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

Examples :

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

Le chasseur a soigneusement chargé la balle dans le fusil.

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Munition, cartouche

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. "

La cartouche a été retrouvée logée dans le mur après le tir accidentel.

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Projectile, balle

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. "

Le garçon a soigneusement chargé la balle dans son lance-pierre avant de viser la cible.

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Puce, symbole de liste

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 liste de courses comportait une puce à côté de chaque article à acheter.

writing communication list mark item sign essential

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Remboursement en bloc, paiement 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. "

Le remboursement en bloc de leur prêt immobilier était étonnamment important.

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Lettre de refus

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. "

L'université lui a envoyé une lettre de refus, l'informant qu'elle n'avait pas été acceptée dans leur programme.

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Année de prison

One year of prison time

Examples :

"John received a bullet for skipping school. "

John a écopé d'une année de prison pour avoir séché l'école.

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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 main de mon frère a montré l'as de pique – un as parfait.

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Balle, projectile

Anything that is projected extremely fast.

Examples :

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

Le train à grande vitesse a filé devant la gare à une vitesse incroyable.

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Rapide, très rapide

(in attributive use) Very fast (speedy).

Examples :

"bullet chess"

échecs rapides

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Balle, projectile

A plumb or sinker.

Examples :

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

La ligne de pêche était lestée d'une petite balle de plomb pour l'aider à couler rapidement.

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Boulet

(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. "

Les enfants s'entraînaient à lancer des boulets sur les quilles sur le terrain de l'école.

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Boule de réglisse, réglisse enrobée de chocolat

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. "

Ma sœur a acheté une boîte de boules de réglisse pour la vente de pâtisseries de l'école.

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Balle, projectile

Examples :

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

L'enfant tenait soigneusement la petite balle ronde d'argile.

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Boulet, boulette

Examples :

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

Le canon a tiré un gros boulet, brisant la fenêtre.

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Boulet

The fetlock of a horse.

Examples :

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

Le boulet du cheval était douloureux après la longue randonnée.

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verb

Mettre une puce devant

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. "

Le professeur a mis des puces devant les points clés de la présentation pour les faire ressortir.

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verb

Fuser, foncer

To speed, like a bullet.

Examples :

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

Leur début a commencé lentement, mais a fusé à la sixième place lors de sa quatrième semaine.

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Tirer, envoyer

To make a shot, especially with great speed.

Examples :

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

Il a envoyé une tête pour son premier but de la saison.

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Jeune taureau, taurillon

A young or little bull; a male calf.

Examples :

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

L'agriculteur a montré à son fils le petit taurillon, un jeune veau mâle.

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