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bulto N m

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1.1. bulto (cuerpo, forma):

a lo lejos vi un bulto que se movía

I saw a shape moving in the distance

solo distingo bultos

I can only make out vague shapes

un toro que va al bulto

a bull that goes straight for the body

se le notaba el bulto de la pistola debajo de la chaqueta

you could see the bulge o form of the gun under his jacket

1.2. bulto (volumen):

cosas ligeras y de poco bulto

light things that don't take up too much space o that aren't too bulky

no pesa pero hace mucho bulto

it isn't heavy but it takes up a lot of space o it's very bulky

errores de bulto

a bulto inf no sé las cantidades, siempre lo echo todo a bulto

I don't know the quantities, I just guess

así, a bulto, yo diría que hay unas 500 personas

at a guess o off the top of my head, I'd say there are about 500 people

cuanto o a menos bulto más claridad prov, déjalo que se vaya, cuanto menos bulto más claridad prov

let him go, the fewer, the better

hacer bulto

to swell the numbers

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3.1. bulto (paquete, bolsa):

¿cuántos bultos llevas?

how many pieces of luggage do you have?

bulto de mano

piece o item of hand baggage o luggage

salió de la tienda cargada de bultos

she came out of the shop laden with packages (o bags etc.)

3.2. bulto Col (saco):

escurrir el bulto inf en cuanto hay que arrimar el hombro, escurre el bulto

when we/they have to get down to some work he ducks out inf

cuando se lo preguntamos trató de escurrir el bulto

when we asked her about it she tried to dodge the issue

llevar del bulto Col inf siempre nos toca llevar del bulto

we always get the worst of things o get a raw deal

¿cómo anda? — llevado del bulto

how are you? — I'm having a bit of a rough time of it inf

4. bulto (estatua):

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iba encajonado entre bultos y maletas

it was wedged o squashed between packages and suitcases

para aligerarme de estos bultos

to get rid of these parcels

luchar con algo maletas/bultos

to wrestle o struggle with sth

bultos de ese volumen

pieces of luggage that size o as large as that

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lumpy mattress/cushion

lleno de bultos

that's just a cop-out

eso es escurrirle el bulto al problema inf

extirpación f de un bulto en el pecho

to dog it Am

escurrir el bulto inf

knob (lump)

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bulto N m

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3. bulto (cuerpo indistinguible):

4. bulto (fardo):

5. bulto (paquete):

piece of luggage

6. bulto MED:

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escurrir el bulto inf

to dodge the issue

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a bulto

escurrir el bulto inf

to pass the buck

un error de bulto

escurrir el bulto inf

to dodge the issue

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