bald

bald
bo:ld
adjective
1) ((of people) with little or no hair on the head: a bald head; He is going bald (= becoming bald).) calvo
2) ((of birds, animals) without feathers, fur etc: a bald patch on the dog's back.) pelado
3) (bare or plain: a bald statement of the facts.) escueto, sencillo
•
- balding
- baldly
bald adj calvo
bald
tr[bɔːld]
adjective
1 calvo,-a
2 (tyre) desgastado,-a
3 (style) escueto,-a
4 (statement) directo,-a, franco,-a
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be as bald as a coot estar calvo,-a como una bola de billar
to go bald quedarse calvo,-a
bald patch calva
bald ['bɔld] adj
1) : calvo, pelado, pelón
2) plain: simple, puro
the bald truth: la pura verdad
bald
adj.
• calvo, -a adj.
• desnudo, -a adj.
• escueto, -a adj.
• franco, -a adj.
• pelado, -a adj.
bɔːld
adjective -er, -est
1)
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

b) (worn) <tire> gastado, liso
2) (plain)

the bald truth — la verdad pura y simple

[bɔːld]
1. ADJ
(compar balder) (superl baldest)
1) (=hairless) [person, head] calvo; (=shaven) pelado

bald 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

to go bald — quedarse calvo

- as bald as an egg or a coot
2) (=worn) [tyre] desgastado, gastado; [lawn] pelado

bald patches on the lawn/carpet — calvas fpl en el césped/la alfombra

3) (=unadorned) [statement] directo, sin rodeos; [style] escueto

these are the bald facts — estos son los hechos sin más

2.
CPD

bald eagle N — águila f de cabeza blanca

* * *
[bɔːld]
adjective -er, -est
1)
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

b) (worn) <tire> gastado, liso
2) (plain)

the bald truth — la verdad pura y simple


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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