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bo:ld1) ((of people) with little or no hair on the head: a bald head; He is going bald (= becoming bald).) calvo2) ((of birds, animals) without feathers, fur etc: a bald patch on the dog's back.) pelado3) (bare or plain: a bald statement of the facts.) escueto, sencillo•- baldness- balding
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bald adj calvotr[bɔːld]1 calvo,-a2 (tyre) desgastado,-a3 (style) escueto,-a4 (statement) directo,-a, franco,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be as bald as a coot estar calvo,-a como una bola de billarto go bald quedarse calvo,-abald patch calvabald ['bɔld] adj1) : calvo, pelado, pelón2) plain: simple, purothe bald truth: la pura verdadadj.• calvo, -a adj.• desnudo, -a adj.• escueto, -a adj.• franco, -a adj.• pelado, -a adj.bɔːldadjective -er, -est1)a) < man> calvo, pelón (AmC, Méx), pelado (CS)he's bald — es calvo (or pelón etc)
to go bald — quedarse calvo (or pelón etc)
bald patch — calva f
2) ( plain)[bɔːld]1. ADJ(compar balder) (superl baldest)1) (=hairless) [person, head] calvo; (=shaven) peladobald patch — (on head) calva f, claro m ; (on animal) calva f
he can't spend much on the barber's, with that bald head of his — con lo calvo que está no puede gastar mucho en peluquería
- as bald as an egg or a coot2) (=worn) [tyre] desgastado, gastado; [lawn] peladobald patches on the lawn/carpet — calvas fpl en el césped/la alfombra
3) (=unadorned) [statement] directo, sin rodeos; [style] escueto2.CPDbald eagle N — águila f de cabeza blanca
* * *[bɔːld]adjective -er, -est1)a) < man> calvo, pelón (AmC, Méx), pelado (CS)he's bald — es calvo (or pelón etc)
to go bald — quedarse calvo (or pelón etc)
bald patch — calva f
2) ( plain)
См. также в других словарях:
Baldly — Bald ly, adv. Nakedly; without reserve; inelegantly. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
baldly — bald|ly [ˈbo:ldli US ˈbo:ld ] adv in a way that is true but makes no attempt to be polite ▪ I m not coming, Rosa said baldly next morning at breakfast … Dictionary of contemporary English
baldly — bald|ly [ bɔldli ] adverb if you say something baldly, you say it in a direct way, without trying to be sensitive or polite … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
baldly — adjective in a way that is true but makes no attempt to be polite: To put it baldly, stop smoking or you ll be dead in a year … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
baldly — UK [ˈbɔːldlɪ] / US [ˈbɔldlɪ] adverb if you say something baldly, you say it in a direct way, without trying to be sensitive or polite … English dictionary
baldly — bald ► ADJECTIVE 1) having a scalp with very little or no hair. 2) (of an animal) not covered by the usual fur, hair, or feathers. 3) (of a tyre) having the tread worn away. 4) without any extra detail or explanation; plain or blunt. DERIVATIVES… … English terms dictionary
baldly — adverb in a bald manner this book is, to put it baldly, an uneven work. • Derived from adjective: ↑bald … Useful english dictionary
baldly — adverb see bald I … New Collegiate Dictionary
baldly — See bald. * * * … Universalium
baldly — adverb In a bald manner … Wiktionary
baldly — adv. frankly, candidly, openly … English contemporary dictionary