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bulk

/bʌlk/

bulk up

Übersetzungen

bulksubstantiv

bulks

Pl.

объем

The bulk of the cargo was stored in the lower deck.

Объем груза был размещен на нижней палубе.

основная часть

The bulk of the work was completed by the deadline.

Основная часть работы была завершена к сроку.

масса

The bulk of the population lives in urban areas.

Масса населения живет в городских районах.

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Synonyme

bulkverb

bulked

Präteritum

bulked

Partizip Perfekt

bulking

Gerundium

/bʌlk/

увеличиваться

The muscles bulk up with regular exercise.

Мышцы увеличиваются при регулярных упражнениях.

нагромождаться

The paperwork began to bulk on his desk.

Бумажная работа начала нагромождаться на его столе.

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Synonyme

bulkadjektiv

/bʌlk/

Used attributively before another noun to mean ‘in large quantities, not packaged’ (e.g. “bulk cargo”, “bulk sales”).

Definitionen

bulksubstantiv

The mass or magnitude of something large.

The bulk of the cargo was loaded onto the ship.

The main or greater part of something.

The bulk of the work was completed by the end of the day.

Goods or cargo not in packages or containers.

The ship was designed to carry bulk such as grain and coal.

The body of a large person.

His bulk made it difficult for him to fit into the small car.

Indigestible dietary fibre that adds volume to food and aids digestion.

Whole-grain cereals supply the bulk needed for a healthy digestive system.

bulkverb

To appear or seem large, significant, or important (often followed by "large" or "big").

Concerns about climate change bulked large in the committee's discussions.

To swell or expand in size.

The dough began to bulk as it rose in the warm kitchen.

To make something larger or more substantial by adding to it; pad or expand (usually followed by "out" or "up").

The editor bulked out the article with additional statistics and quotes.

bulkadjektiv

(of goods, supplies, etc.) Not packaged; in large quantities; wholesale.

The company offers lower prices for bulk purchases.