Significado de bullet en inglés
bulletbullet /ˈbʊlɪt/ noun [countable] 
Ver todas las traducciones a small piece of metal that you fire from a gunpequeño proyectil metálico que se dispara con un arma de fuego: 
He was killed by a single bullet.Fue asesinado por una sola bala. a bullet wound in the shoulderuna herida de bala en el hombro Several bullet holes could be seen beside a window.Se podían ver varios agujeros de bala junto a una ventana. → plastic bullet, → bite the bullet at bite1(9)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverbosfire a bullet· Police fired rubber bullets to break up the crowd.La policía disparó balas de goma para dispersar a la multitud.a bullet hits/strikes somebody· The first bullet hit him in the back.La primera bala le dio en la espalda.a bullet misses somebody/something· The bullet narrowly missed her heart.La bala casi le alcanzó el corazón.a bullet enters somebody's chest/brain etc· There was a scar where the bullet had entered his shoulder.Había una cicatriz donde la bala había entrado en su hombro.a bullet is lodged in somebody's chest/brain etc (=is stuck in that part of the body)· Surgeons are trying to remove a bullet lodged in his neck.Los cirujanos intentan extraer una bala alojada en su cuello.a bullet flies (=moves fast)· Bullets were flying around our heads.Las balas volaban alrededor de nuestras cabezas.a bullet whistles (=moves fast making a noise)· I heard a bullet whistle past me.Escuché una bala silbar al pasar junto a mí.a bullet bounces/ricochets off something (=hits something and moves away from it again)· The bullet ricocheted off a wall.La bala rebotó en una pared.put a bullet through/in something· He threatened to put a bullet through my brain.Amenazó con pegarme un tiro en la cabeza.spray bullets (=fire a lot of bullets)· The soldier lifted the machine gun and sprayed bullets through the trees.El soldado levantó la ametralladora y roció balas entre los árboles.something is riddled with bullets (=something has a lot of bullets in it)· The car was riddled with bullets.El coche estaba acribillado a balazos.adjectivesadjetivosa stray bullet (=one that someone fires by mistake)· He was tragically killed by a stray bullet.Murió trágicamente por una bala perdida.a rubber/plastic bullet (=one made of rubber/plastic, not designed to kill)· Riot police fired plastic bullets into the air.La policía antidisturbios disparó balas de plástico al aire.an explosive bullet· An explosive bullet is a very unpleasant weapon.Una bala explosiva es un arma muy desagradable.bullet + NOUNbullet + SUSTANTIVOa bullet wound· He died from a bullet wound to his chest.Murió a causa de una herida de bala en el pecho.a bullet hole· There were two bullet holes in the windscreen.Había dos agujeros de bala en el parabrisas.phrasesfrasesa hail/volley of bullets (=a lot of bullets fired all together)· Officers were met by a hail of bullets from the house.Los agentes fueron recibidos con una lluvia de balas desde la casa.
Ver todas las traducciones a small piece of metal that you fire from a gunpequeño proyectil metálico que se dispara con un arma de fuego: He was killed by a single bullet.Fue asesinado por una sola bala. a bullet wound in the shoulderuna herida de bala en el hombro Several bullet holes could be seen beside a window.Se podían ver varios agujeros de bala junto a una ventana. → plastic bullet, → bite the bullet at bite1(9)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverbosfire a bullet· Police fired rubber bullets to break up the crowd.La policía disparó balas de goma para dispersar a la multitud.a bullet hits/strikes somebody· The first bullet hit him in the back.La primera bala le dio en la espalda.a bullet misses somebody/something· The bullet narrowly missed her heart.La bala casi le alcanzó el corazón.a bullet enters somebody's chest/brain etc· There was a scar where the bullet had entered his shoulder.Había una cicatriz donde la bala había entrado en su hombro.a bullet is lodged in somebody's chest/brain etc (=is stuck in that part of the body)· Surgeons are trying to remove a bullet lodged in his neck.Los cirujanos intentan extraer una bala alojada en su cuello.a bullet flies (=moves fast)· Bullets were flying around our heads.Las balas volaban alrededor de nuestras cabezas.a bullet whistles (=moves fast making a noise)· I heard a bullet whistle past me.Escuché una bala silbar al pasar junto a mí.a bullet bounces/ricochets off something (=hits something and moves away from it again)· The bullet ricocheted off a wall.La bala rebotó en una pared.put a bullet through/in something· He threatened to put a bullet through my brain.Amenazó con pegarme un tiro en la cabeza.spray bullets (=fire a lot of bullets)· The soldier lifted the machine gun and sprayed bullets through the trees.El soldado levantó la ametralladora y roció balas entre los árboles.something is riddled with bullets (=something has a lot of bullets in it)· The car was riddled with bullets.El coche estaba acribillado a balazos.adjectivesadjetivosa stray bullet (=one that someone fires by mistake)· He was tragically killed by a stray bullet.Murió trágicamente por una bala perdida.a rubber/plastic bullet (=one made of rubber/plastic, not designed to kill)· Riot police fired plastic bullets into the air.La policía antidisturbios disparó balas de plástico al aire.an explosive bullet· An explosive bullet is a very unpleasant weapon.Una bala explosiva es un arma muy desagradable.bullet + NOUNbullet + SUSTANTIVOa bullet wound· He died from a bullet wound to his chest.Murió a causa de una herida de bala en el pecho.a bullet hole· There were two bullet holes in the windscreen.Había dos agujeros de bala en el parabrisas.phrasesfrasesa hail/volley of bullets (=a lot of bullets fired all together)· Officers were met by a hail of bullets from the house.Los agentes fueron recibidos con una lluvia de balas desde la casa.