bullet
A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speedA projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
» There's only one bullet left.
Es ist nur eine Kugel übrig.
Осталась только одна пуля.
Лишилася лише одна куля.
Meaning
19 senses(countable, uncountable)A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
Kugel, Ball, Projektil
пу́ляpúlja, снаря́дsnarjád, масли́наmaslína
ку́ляkúlja
a projectile that is fired from a gun
(countable, informal, uncountable)An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
патро́нpatrón
(countable, uncountable)Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
(countable, uncountable)A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle ⟨•⟩, often used to mark items in a list.
Aufzählungszeichen
ма́ркер спи́скаmárker spíska, бу́ллитbúllit
(countable, uncountable)A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.
(countable, uncountable)A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.
John's not going to any of his top schools; he got a bullet from the last of them yesterday.
(countable, slang, uncountable)One year of prison time.
(countable, slang, uncountable)An ace (the playing card).
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Anything that is projected extremely fast.
(attributive, countable, uncountable)Very fast (speedy).
bullet train
bullet chess
(countable, uncountable)A plumb or sinker.
(Ireland, countable, uncountable)The heavy projectile thrown in a game of road bowling.
Examples
271 sentencesThere's only one bullet left.
Лишилася лише одна куля.
ruОсталась только одна пуля.
deEs ist nur eine Kugel übrig.
Bite the bullet.
Стисни зуби.
ruСтисни зубы.
deDa musst du wohl in den sauren Apfel beißen.
Tom ran out of bullets.
У Тома скінчилися кулі.
The bullet entered above the knee.
ruПуля вошла выше колена.
He was wounded by a bullet.
ruОн был ранен пулей.
deEr wurde durch eine Kugel verwundet.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English bullet (“an official tag or badge of registration or identification”),From Middle English bullet (“an official tag or badge of registration or identification”), from Old French bullete, diminutive of boule (“ball”). Later influenced by Middle French boulette and French boulet.
From bull + -et.
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Forms
plural: bulletsSynonyms
10 synonymsWord family
58 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
11 patterns- bullet proof vest
- a bullet proof
- bullet holes
- bullet proof
- a stray bullet
- bullet hole in
- stray bullet
- wearing a bullet
- out of bullets
- any bullets
- bullets left