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bald

UK
/bɔːld/
US
/bɔld/

Translations

baldadjective
balder
Comp.
baldest
Super.
UK
/bɔːld/
US
/bɔld/
lisseSe dit notamment des pneus usés, sans sculpture.
The car skidded on the wet road because its tires were completely bald.
La voiture a dérapé sur la route mouillée parce que ses pneus étaient complètement lisses.
nuPour un terrain, une colline ou une surface dépourvue de couverture végétale.
The bald hill was devoid of any trees or vegetation.
La colline nue était dépourvue d’arbres ou de végétation.
The bald man wore a hat to protect his head from the sun.
L’homme chauve portait un chapeau pour protéger sa tête du soleil.
Additional translations
lapidairePour une formulation brève, sèche ou sans détour.
dénudéPlus littéraire ou descriptif que « nu ».
Synonyms
hairless
shaven
glabrous
bare
smooth
Antonyms
full-haired
haired
baldverb
balded
Past Simple
balded
Past Participle
balding
Gerund
UK
/bɔːld/
US
/bɑld/
dénuderPour rendre une surface nue en retirant son revêtement ou sa couverture.
Decades of heavy logging have balded the hillside.
Des décennies d’exploitation forestière intensive ont dénudé la colline.
devenir chauve
He began to bald in his early thirties.
Il a commencé à devenir chauve au début de la trentaine.
Synonyms
razor
shave
clip
crop
shear
tonsure
depilate
denude
scalp

Definitions

baldadjective
Lacking hair on the scalp.
The bald man wore a hat to protect his head from the sun.
Without any covering, bare or exposed.
The bald hill was devoid of any trees or vegetation.
Plain or blunt in expression, without any embellishment.
Her bald statement about the company's financial troubles shocked the board members.
Having worn away the tread; smooth from wear.
The car skidded on the wet road because its tires were completely bald.
baldverb
(intransitive) To lose hair from the scalp, becoming bald.
He began to bald in his early thirties.
(transitive) To make something bare by removing its covering.
Decades of heavy logging have balded the hillside.
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