B1adjective · common

bold

bold · bolder · boldest

сміливий, хоробрий, відважний

смелый, храбрый, решительный, отважный

mutig, kühn, tapfer, fett

Courageous, daringCourageous, daring.

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UK/ˈbəʊld/US/boʊld/

» Tom is quite bold.

Том доволі хоробрий.

Meaning

8 senses

Courageous, daring.
Bold deeds win admiration and, sometimes, medals.
mutig, wagemutig, tapfer
сме́лыйsmélyj, хра́брыйxrábryj, отва́жныйotvážnyj
fearless and daring
Visually striking; conspicuous.
the painter's bold use of colour and outline
Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.
Many bold fonts are available on this computer.
In HTML, wrapping text in <b> and </b> tags produces bold text.
fett
жи́рныйžírnyj, полужи́рныйpolužírnyj
Presumptuous, forward or impudent.
(Ireland)Naughty; insolent; badly-behaved.
All of her children are terribly bold and never do as they are told.
Full-bodied.
(Philippines)Pornographic; depicting nudity.
The government warned bus operators against continuing to show bold content on buses.
Steep or abrupt.

Examples

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Tom is quite bold.
Том доволі хоробрий. — deniko
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People say that Tom is bold.
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That was a very bold move.
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We need somebody with bold new ideas.
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What a bold thing to do!
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

courageous, daring:

having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

courageous, daring:

having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface:

Origin

From Middle English bold, bolde, bald, beald, from Old English bald, beald (“bold, brave,

From Middle English bold, bolde, bald, beald, from Old English bald, beald (“bold, brave, confident, strong, of good courage, presumptuous, impudent”), from Proto-West Germanic *balþ, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz (“strong, bold”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-, *bʰlē- (“to bloat, swell, bubble”).

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