bulk
BrE /bʌlk/ AmE /bʌlk/
noun / adjective en → es
the size or shape of something, especially when it is large and not thin or small
volumen, tamaño grande
- bulk of sth
Collocations bulk of the order · reduce bulk
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The bulk of the shipment was damaged.
La mayor parte del envío estaba dañado.
a large amount or number of something, especially when it is more than expected or wanted
cantidad grande, exceso
- bulk of sth
Collocations bulk order · reduce bulk
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We received a bulk shipment.
Recibimos un envío en grandes cantidades.
the large or heavy part of someone's body, especially the stomach area
volumen corporal, barriga
- bulk out
Collocations lose bulk · gain bulk
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He has put on a lot of bulk recently.
Ha ganado mucho volumen recientemente.
goods that are sold in large quantities, often at reduced prices
mercancía en grandes cantidades
- bulk goods
Collocations bulk purchase · sell in bulk
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The store sells its products in bulk.
La tienda vende sus productos en grandes cantidades.
a large ship used for carrying goods across the sea
buque mercante grande
- bulk carrier
Collocations bulk carrier · cargo bulk
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The bulk carrier was carrying a large cargo of grain.
El buque mercante transportaba una gran carga de cereal.
a large amount of data or information stored in a computer system
gran cantidad de datos, volumen informático
- bulk data
Collocations process bulk data · store bulk information
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The company needs to process a large amount of bulk data.
La empresa necesita procesar una gran cantidad de datos en grandes volúmenes.
a large sum of money, especially when it is invested or spent in a single transaction
suma grande de dinero, volumen financiero
- bulk investment
Collocations bulk purchase · bulk investment
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The company made a bulk investment in the new technology.
La empresa hizo una gran inversión en la nueva tecnología.
a large amount of text or writing, often more than is necessary or wanted
texto excesivo, volumen de texto
- bulk text
Collocations reduce bulk of text · remove bulk text
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The report contained a lot of unnecessary bulk text.
El informe contenía mucho texto innecesario.