bullet
To draw attention to by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of itTo draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
» There's only one bullet left.
Es ist nur eine Kugel übrig. — dinkel_girl
Осталась только одна пуля. — odexed
Лишилася лише одна куля. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(informal, transitive)To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
(informal, intransitive)To speed, like a bullet.
Their debut started slow, but bulleted to number six in its fourth week.
(informal, transitive)To make a shot, especially with great speed.
He bulleted a header for his first score of the season.
(rare, slang, transitive)To inflict bullet shots upon.
(slang, transitive)To fire from a job; to dismiss.
Examples
271 sentencesThere's only one bullet left.
Лишилася лише одна куля. — deniko
ruОсталась только одна пуля. — odexed
deEs ist nur eine Kugel übrig. — dinkel_girl
Bite the bullet.
Стисни зуби. — deniko
ruСтисни зубы. — Hellerick
deDa musst du wohl in den sauren Apfel beißen. — mramosch
Tom ran out of bullets.
У Тома скінчилися кулі. — deniko
The bullet entered above the knee.
ruПуля вошла выше колена. — Lenin_1917
He was wounded by a bullet.
ruОн был ранен пулей. — Ooneykcall
deEr wurde durch eine Kugel verwundet. — xtofu80
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.
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Forms
bullets, bulleting, bulleted, bulletedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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