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1    (=proyectil)   bullet
una bala perdida lo alcanzó en el hombro      he was hit in the shoulder by a stray bullet
sonaron dos disparos de bala      two gunshots rang out
→ disparar una bala      to fire a bullet
→ a prueba de balas      bullet-proof
un chaleco a prueba de balas      a bullet-proof vest
MODISMOS como una bala      like a shot
entró como una bala      he came shooting in, he came in like a shot
el tren pasó como una bala      the train shot o flew past
comió como una bala y se fue      he bolted his food down and left
MODISMOS no le entran balas        (Chile)   he's as hard as nails *
MODISMOS ni a bala        (Méx, Colombia)
*   no way *
MODISMOS estar o quedar con la bala pasada        (Chile)   to be seething
MODISMOS ser una bala        (Caribe)
*   to be a pain in the neck *
MODISMOS tirar con bala      not to pull one's punches
♦   bala de cañón   cannonball
♦   bala de fogueo   blank (cartridge)
♦   bala de goma   plastic bullet, rubber bullet
♦    bala de salva          blank round
♦   bala fría   spent bullet
♦   bala trazadora   tracer bullet

2 (=fardo) bale
una bala de heno a bale of hay

3 (Tip)
♦ bala de entintar ink(ing) ball

4 (LAm, Dep) shot
lanzamiento de bala shot put

b       smf
*
(=juerguista)
MODISMOS ser un bala perdida      to be a good-for-nothing

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See also:

salva, salvar, salvada, salvado

Collaborative Dictionary Spanish-English


a salvo	exp.	out of danger
en salvo	exp.	out of danger
en salvo	exp.	in a safe place
salvo que	exp.	unless
salvo si	exp.	unless
bala trazadora	exp.	tracer bullet
disparar una bala	exp.	to fire a bullet
salvo aviso contrario	exp.	unless otherwise informed
lanzamiento de bala	exp.	shot put
a salvo de	exp.	safe from
ponerse a salvo	exp.	to reach safety
sano y salvo	exp.	safe and sound
tirar con bala	exp.	to use live ammunition
a prueba de bala	adj.	bulletproof
salvo error u omisión	adv.	errors and omissions excepted	[BIZ]
salvo error u omision	adv.	errors and omissions excepted	[BIZ]
entró como una bala	exp.	he came shooting in
como una bala	exp.	like a shot	(MODISMOS)
entró como una bala	exp.	he came in like a shot
ni a bala	exp.	no way	[Latam] Méx, Colombia;(MODISMOS)
ser una bala	exp.	to be a pain in the neck	[Latam] Caribe;(MODISMOS)
tirar con bala	exp.	not to pull one's punches	(MODISMOS)
una bala de heno	exp.	a bale of hay
salva de 21 cañonazos	exp.	21-gun salute
una herida de bala	exp.	a bullet wound
a prueba de bala(s)	exp.	bulletproof
me salvó la vida	exp.	he saved my life
sonaron dos disparos de bala	exp.	two gunshots rang out
ser un bala perdida	exp.	to be a good-for-nothing	(MODISMOS)
bala {o} cartucho de fogueo	exp.	blank cartridge

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