bald
gb/bˈɔld/ us/bˈɔld/
A2
Inglês
~ 9000
kopasz, csupasz, kopott, kopár, puszta, kendőzetlen, szemenszedett, kopaszodik
A2
1
kopasz
A2
Padrão de uso:
[someone]/[an animal] is bald; a bald [body_part/person]
By the time he was forty, he was completely bald.
Negyvenéves korára teljesen kopasz volt.
He wears a hat to protect his bald head from the sun.
Kalapot visel, hogy megvédje kopasz fejét a naptól.
My uncle started going bald in his late twenties.
Some people feel more confident after shaving their heads bald.
The chemotherapy left her temporarily bald.
Exemplos para aprendentes
My father is bald now.
Apám most már kopasz.
He has a bald head and a big beard.
Kopasz feje és nagy szakálla van.
The man in the photo is tall and bald.
My friend is young but he is already a little bald.
He lost his hair and is almost bald.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse "bald" with "bold" because they look similar. "Bald" means having no hair; "bold" means brave or not afraid. Learners also sometimes say "he has bald" instead of "he is bald" or "he has a bald head". Use "be bald" for general description, and "have a bald head" for body part.
Significado
Having little or no hair
Colocações
go bald
|completely bald
|bald head
|bald man
|bald spot
|prematurely bald
Sinónimos
hairless (More general and technical; can describe any part of the body or an animal, not just a person's head.)
Antónimos
hairy (Describes someone or something with a lot of hair, the opposite of having no hair.)
Temas
appearance
|health
|daily life
|body
|core_vocabulary
Definição
Having little or no hair on the top of the head.
Having little or no hair on the scalp, especially in a way that is noticeable or permanent.
B1
2
Padrão de uso:
a bald [area/surface]; a bald [hill/tyre/patch]
From the top of the bald hill, you can see the entire valley.
A kopár domb tetejéről az egész völgy belátható.
The car failed its inspection because it had a bald tyre.
Az autó megbukott a műszaki vizsgán, mert az egyik gumija simára volt kopva.
There is a bald patch on the lawn where the kids always play football.
The wind has left the mountaintop completely bald of trees.
A bald spot on the carpet showed where the chair used to stand.
Exemplos para aprendentes
We walked up a bald hill with no trees.
Felsétáltunk egy kopár, fák nélküli dombra.
The mechanic told me my front tyre is bald.
A szerelő azt mondta, hogy az első gumim simára kopott.
There is a bald patch in our garden with no grass.
The mountain top was bald and covered in rocks.
His shoes are old and the heels are almost bald.
Erro comum:
Learners may overuse this sense and say things like "bald wall" or "bald table" where native speakers would normally say "bare wall" or "empty table". "Bald" for surfaces is more natural with hills, patches of land, tyres, and sometimes rocks or spots where something has worn away.
Significado
Bare, without usual covering
Colocações
bald hill
|bald patch
|bald tyre
|bald spot on the lawn
|bald rock
Sinónimos
bare (Very close in meaning; can refer to many kinds of uncovered surfaces, not only the specific lack of a usual covering.)
Antónimos
covered (Describes a surface that still has its normal covering, the opposite of being bare or exposed.)
Temas
nature
|transport
|description
|core_vocabulary
Definição
With no normal covering on the surface, so that it looks bare or smooth.
Without the usual natural covering or surface layer, such as vegetation, hair, or protective material, so that the underlying surface is exposed and looks bare or smooth.
B2
3
Padrão de uso:
a bald [statement/lie/fact/denial]
The report was full of bald statements with no supporting evidence.
A jelentés tele volt puszta állításokkal, amelyeket semmilyen bizonyíték nem támasztott alá.
Calling it an accident was a bald lie and everyone knew it.
Balesetnek nevezni szemenszedett hazugság volt, és ezt mindenki tudta.
The journalist presented the bald facts of the case without comment.
Her email was a bald denial of any responsibility.
The company made a bald claim that the product was completely safe.
Exemplos para aprendentes
The article gives only the bald facts of the story.
A cikk csak a történet puszta tényeit közli.
Saying he "forgot" was a bald lie.
Az, hogy „elfelejtette”, szemenszedett hazugság volt.
The manager made a bald statement that some people would lose their jobs.
His answer was a bald denial of the problem.
The letter is short and very bald in style.
Erro comum:
Learners may wrongly connect this sense with hair and think it describes a person. In this meaning, "bald" only describes language (statements, facts, lies, claims) that is very direct and plain. Do not say "a bald person" to mean they speak directly; that uses the hair meaning instead.
Significado
Plain and undisguised (statement)
Colocações
bald statement
|bald lie
|bald facts
|bald denial
|bald assertion
Sinónimos
blunt (Suggests direct language that may sound rude; "bald" focuses more on being plain and lacking detail or disguise.)
Antónimos
sugar-coated (Describes language that is made softer or nicer to hide or reduce something unpleasant, the opposite of being plain and undisguised.)
Temas
communication
|judgment
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Definição
Describes words that are very direct and simple, with no extra detail and no try to hide the truth.
(Of a statement, claim, or lie) expressed in a very direct, simple way, with no extra detail, explanation, or attempt to soften or hide the meaning.
VERBO
B2
4
kopaszodik
B1
Padrão de uso:
[someone] balds; [someone] balds with [age/stress]
He began to bald in his early thirties.
Harmincas évei elején kezdett kopaszodni.
Many men bald earlier than they expect.
Sok férfi hamarabb kezd kopaszodni, mint várná.
Some people bald quickly, while others lose their hair very slowly.
Stress and illness can cause people to bald sooner.
By middle age he had already started to bald on top.
Exemplos para aprendentes
My brother started to bald at twenty-five.
A bátyám huszonöt évesen kezdett kopaszodni.
Some men bald when they are still young.
Vannak férfiak, akik még fiatalon kopaszodni kezdenek.
He is afraid he will bald like his father.
Many people bald slowly over many years.
He began to bald after his surgery.
Erro comum:
Learners more often use the adjective and say "he is bald" and may not realize there is also a verb. The verb "bald" is much less common than phrases like "lose his hair" or the adjective "balding". Use it mainly in simple statements like "He began to bald in his thirties," not to mean "shave" or "cut" the hair.
Significado
Lose hair and become bald
Colocações
start to bald
|begin to bald
|bald with age
Sinónimos
lose one's hair (A more common everyday phrase; it clearly describes the process but is longer and less formal as a dictionary verb.)
Antónimos
grow hair (Describes the opposite process of getting more hair instead of losing it.)
Temas
appearance
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
Definição
To lose hair from your head so you become bald.
To lose hair from the scalp so that the head becomes partially or completely bald, especially over time.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
bald
IPA
GB/bˈɔld/
US/bˈɔld/
Sílabas e acento
bald (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (bald)
Formas da palavra
Adjective
- Base: bald
- Comparative: balder
- Superlative: baldest
Família de palavras
Forms
balder
adjective
baldest
adjective
Core family
baldness
noun
Related words
balding
adjective
Advanced or less common
baldly
adverb C1
Expressões
as bald as a coot
1/ˈæz bˈɔld ˈæz ə kˈut/
idiom
informal
Completely without hair on the head
Very bald; with no hair on the head at all.
Exemplos
- By fifty he was as bald as a coot.
- My uncle is as bald as a coot but he says he likes the look.
- The cartoon shows a man as bald as a coot and very proud of it.
bald eagle
1/bˈɔld ˈiɡəl/
fixed phrase
Species of North American eagle
A large bird of prey from North America with a white head, the national bird of the United States.
Exemplos
- We saw a bald eagle flying over the river.
- The bald eagle is a powerful symbol in American culture.
- Bald eagles were once endangered but their numbers have increased.
bald-faced lie
1/bˈɔld fˈeɪst lˈaɪ/
idiom
An obvious, shameless lie
A lie that is very clear and open, and shows no feeling of shame.
Exemplos
- Everyone knew his excuse was a bald-faced lie.
- Calling it an accident was a bald-faced lie and an insult to the victims.
- She looked me in the eyes and told a bald-faced lie.
go bald
1/ɡˈoʊ bˈɔld/
fixed phrase
Lose enough hair to be bald
To lose so much hair that you are (or look) bald.
Exemplos
- My grandfather started to go bald in his twenties.
- Men often go bald earlier than women.
- He is worried he will go bald like his father did.