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bul·let  (blt)

n.

1.

a. A usually metal projectile in the shape of a pointed cylinder or a ball that is expelled from a firearm, especially a rifle or handgun.

b. Such a projectile in a metal casing; a cartridge.

2. An object resembling a projectile in shape, action, or effect.

3. Printing A heavy dot ( · ) used to highlight a particular passage.

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[French boulette, diminutive of boule, ball, from Old French, from Latin bulla.]

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bullet [ˈbʊlɪt]

n

1. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery)

a.  a small metallic missile enclosed in a cartridge, used as the projectile of a gun, rifle, etc.

b.  the entire cartridge

2. something resembling a bullet, esp in shape or effect

3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) Stock Exchange a fixed interest security with a single maturity date

4. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) Commerce a security that offers a fixed interest and matures on a fixed date

5. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Commerce

a.  the final repayment of a loan that repays the whole of the sum borrowed, as interim payments have been for interest only

b.  (as modifier) a bullet loan

6. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) Brit slang dismissal, sometimes without notice (esp in the phrases get or give the bullet)

7. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing See centred dot

bite the bullet See bite [14]

[from French boulette, diminutive of boule ball; see bowl²]

bullet-like  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bullet - a projectile that is fired from a gun slug cartridge - ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun dumdum, dumdum bullet - a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound full metal jacket - a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper) projectile, missile - a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled rifle ball - a bullet designed to be fired from a rifle; no longer made spherical in shape rubber bullet - a bullet made of hard rubber; designed for use in crowd control
	2.	bullet - a high-speed passenger train         bullet train passenger train - a train that carries passengers
	3.	bullet - (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke" fastball, heater, hummer, smoke pitch, delivery - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter slider - a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"

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bullet

noun projectile, ball, shot, missile, slug, pellet There are three bullet holes in the windscreen.

Related words
like ballistomania

Translations

bullet [ˈbʊlɪt]

A. N → bala f
to go by like a bullet → pasar como(una)bala or un rayo
to bite the bullet → enfrentarse al toro

B. CPD bullet hole N → agujero m de bala
bullet train N → tren m de gran velocidad(japonés)
bullet wound N → balazo m

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bullet [ˈbʊlɪt] n → balle de fusil)f >
to bite the bullet (JOURNALISM) → serrer les dents
bullet hole n → impact m de balle

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bullet

n

→ Kugel f; to bite the bullet → in den sauren Apfel beißen (inf); to get or be given the bullet (inf) → gefeuert werden (inf)

(Typ, in list) → Aufzählungszeichen nt, (Comput also) → Gliederungspunkt m

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bullet:

bullet head

n (pej) → Dickkopf m

bullet-headed

adj → rundköpfig

bullet hole

n → Einschuss (→ loch nt) m

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bullet:

bulletproof

adj → kugelsicher

vt → kugelsicher machen

bullet train

n (japanischer) → Superexpress

bullet wound

n → Schusswunde or -verletzung f

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bullet [ˈbʊlɪt] n → proiettile m, pallottola

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bullet [ˈbʊlɪt] n → proiettile m, pallottola

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bullet

n bullet [ˈbulit]

a piece of metal etc fired from certain hand guns He was killed by machine-gun bullets. koeël رَصاصَه куршум kulka kugle; projektil die Gewehrkugel σφαίρα bala kuul گلوله luoti balle כָּדוּר, קָלִיע गोल सिरे वाला metak golyó peluru pallottola, proiettile 弾丸 총알 kulka lode peluru kogel kule kula, pocisk bala glonţ пуля guľka krogla metak kula กระสุนปืน kurşun,fişek 槍彈 куля; ядро گولی đạn 枪弹

bulletproof

ajdective that can stop bullets from penetrating it. koeëlvas لا يَخْتَرِقُه الرَّصاص брониран neprůstřelný skudsikker kugelsicher αλεξίσφαιρος antibalas kuulikindel ضد گلوله luodinkestävä à l'épreuve des balles, blindé חָסִין בִּפְנֵי קְלִיעִים गोली-सह neprobojan golyóálló anti peluru blindato, a prova di pallottola/proiettile 防弾の 방탄의 neperðaunamas ložu necaurlaidīgs kalis peluru kogelvrij skuddsikker kuloodporny пуленепробиваемый nepriestreľný neprebojen otporan na metke skottsäker กันกระสุน kurşun geçirmez 防彈的 куленепробивний گولی سے محفوظ chống đạn 防弹的

n bulletproof vest

a sleeveless jacket for protecting the body from bullets. koeëlvaste baadjie صِدارٌ مُقاوِمٌ للرَّصاص бронирана жилетка neprůstřelná vesta skudsikker vest kugelsichere Weste αλεξίσφαιρο γιλέκο chaleco antibalas kuulikindel vest جلیقه ضد گلوله luotiliivi gilet pare–bales אֱפוֹד מָגֵן गोलियों से बचाने वाली जैकेट neprobojna košulja golyóálló mellény rompi anti peluru giubbotto antiproiettile 防弾チョッキ 방탄 조끼 neperšaunama liemenė ložu necaurlaidīga veste baju kalis peluru kogelvrij vest skuddsikker vest kamizelka kuloodporna пуленепробиваемый жилет nepriestreľná vesta neprebojni jopič neprobojni prsluk skottsäker väst เสื้อกันกระสุน kurşun geçirmez yelek 防彈背心 куленепробивний жилет گولیوں سے محفوظ کوٹ áo giáp chống đạn 防弹背心

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bullet → رصاصة kulka kugle Kugel σφαίρα bala luoti balle metak pallottola 弾丸 총알 kogel kule pocisk bala пуля kula กระสุน kurşun viên đạn 子弹