bald

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɔːld/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɔld/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bôld)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
bald adj (person: no hair on head)calvo/a adj
  pelado/a adj
  (coloquial)pelón/ona adj
 Since Frank is bald, he puts sunscreen on his head every morning.
 Frank es calvo y por eso se pone protector solar en la cabeza todas las mañanas.
bald adj (head: no hair)pelado/a adj
  sin pelo loc adj
 Jasper, who had thick, dark hair, suddenly felt self-conscious being surrounded by so many bald heads.
 Jasper, que tenía una cabellera gruesa y oscura, sintió culpa al verse rodeado de tantas cabezas peladas.
bald adj (tire: no tread) (llanta)lisa adj
 Bald tires are dangerous, so it's important to check the tread periodically.
 Las llantas lisas son peligrosas, es importante revisar el rodante periódicamente.
bald adj (land: no plants) (figurado)pelado/a adj
  desierto/a adj
  baldío/a adj
 The landscape was completely bald after the wildfire.
 El paisaje estaba completamente pelado después del incendio.
bald adj figurative (without detail, excess)escueto/a adj
  sencillo/la adj
  llano/a adj
  simple adj
 The bald denials of the witnesses strengthened the plaintiff's case.
 Las escuetas negaciones de los testigos reforzaron el caso del demandante.
bald adj figurative (statement: blunt)franco/a adj
  directo/a adj
 Hester's comments were bald and offended a few people.
 Los comentarios de Hester eran francos y ofendieron a algunos.
be balding vi (lose your hair)quedarse calvo loc verb
  caerse el pelo loc verb
  perder el pelo loc verb
 Homer is balding, but he doesn't seem to mind.
 Homer se está quedando calvo pero no parece importarle.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
bald cypress,
southern cypress
n
(coniferous tree: southeast US)ciprés calvo loc nom m
  ciprés de los pantanos loc nom m
bald eagle n (North American bird of prey)águila calva loc nom f
Note: Artículo masculino al ser singular que comienza con "a" tónica.
 The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States.
 El águila calva es el ave nacional de los EE.UU.
  águila americana loc nom f
 El águila americana es el ave nacional de los EE.UU.
bald head n (head with no hair) (CR, coloquial)calva nf
  (AR, coloquial)pelada nf
  (ES, figurado)bola de billar loc nom f
  (MX, coloquial)pelona nf
 He quickly put on a hat to keep the hailstones from bouncing on his bald head.
 Pronto se puso un sombrero para que los granizos no le rebotaran en la calva.
bald patch,
bald spot
n
(area of scalp: no hair) (pelo)calva nf
bald tire (US),
bald tyre (UK)
n
(vehicle's wheel cover: very worn)rueda sin dibujo nf + loc adj
  (MX)llanta lisa nf + adj
  rueda lisa nf + adj
 You have one bald tire but the other three still have some rubber left on them.
 Tienes una rueda sin dibujo, pero las tres restantes aún están en buen estado.
bald-headed adj (having no hair)calvo/a adj
  sin pelo loc adj
baldfaced,
bald-faced
adj
mainly US, figurative (lie: brazen, flagrant)descarado/a adj
  desvergonzado adj
baldfaced,
bald-faced
adj
mainly US, figurative (liar: brazen)caradura adj mf
  mentiroso/a adj
go bald vi + adj (lose your hair)quedarse calvo loc verb
 The idea of going grey doesn't bother me, but I'd hate to go bald.
 La idea de tener canas no me molesta, pero odiaría quedarme calvo.
  (AR, coloquial)quedarse pelado loc verb
 La idea de tener canas no me molesta, pero odiaría quedarme pelado.
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Collocations: [starting, beginning] to bald (on top), [start, begin] balding (on top), noticed that he [is, had begun, had started] balding, more...

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