bulk

S2 W2

BrE /bʌlk/ AmE /bʌlk/

noun / adjective en → es

1 SIZE [singular] B1

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

  • The bulk of the shipment was damaged.

    La mayor parte del envío estaba dañado.

2 QUANTITY [singular] B1

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

  • We received a bulk shipment.

    Recibimos un envío en grandes cantidades.

3 BODY [singular] B1

the large or heavy part of someone's body, especially the stomach area

volumen corporal, barriga

  • bulk out

Collocations lose bulk · gain bulk

  • He has put on a lot of bulk recently.

    Ha ganado mucho volumen recientemente.

4 MERCHANDISE [singular] B2

goods that are sold in large quantities, often at reduced prices

mercancía en grandes cantidades

  • bulk goods

Collocations bulk purchase · sell in bulk

  • The store sells its products in bulk.

    La tienda vende sus productos en grandes cantidades.

5 MARINE [singular] C1

a large ship used for carrying goods across the sea

buque mercante grande

  • bulk carrier

Collocations bulk carrier · cargo bulk

  • The bulk carrier was carrying a large cargo of grain.

    El buque mercante transportaba una gran carga de cereal.

6 COMPUTER [singular] C1

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

  • The company needs to process a large amount of bulk data.

    La empresa necesita procesar una gran cantidad de datos en grandes volúmenes.

7 FINANCE [singular] C1

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

  • The company made a bulk investment in the new technology.

    La empresa hizo una gran inversión en la nueva tecnología.

8 TEXT [singular] C1

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

  • The report contained a lot of unnecessary bulk text.

    El informe contenía mucho texto innecesario.