What does bala in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word bala in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bala in Spanish.

The word bala in Spanish means bullet, bale, bleat, jacket bullet, jacketed bullet, rubber bullet, straw bale, bale of straw, silver bullet, magical cure, blank cartridge, stray bullet, good-for-nothing, like a bullet, run as fast as a bullet, go as fast as a bullet, shoot down. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bala

bullet

nombre femenino (proyectil)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Llevaba una bala incrustada en el brazo.
He had a bullet lodged in his arm.

bale

nombre femenino (fardo apretado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dejó las balas de heno en el establo.
He left the bales of hay in the stable.

bleat

verbo intransitivo (oveja: emite su voz)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Los corderos balan cuando tienen hambre.
Lambs bleat when they are hungry.

jacket bullet, jacketed bullet

locución nominal femenina (con camisa de metal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El ejército tiene una provisión de balas blindadas.
The army has a supply of jacket bullets.

rubber bullet

(no letal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Atacaron a los manifestantes con balas de goma.
They attacked the protesters with rubber bullets.

straw bale, bale of straw

locución nominal femenina (paca, fardo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Alimentamos a los caballos con balas de paja.
We feed the horses with bales of straw.

silver bullet

locución nominal femenina (proyectil mítico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mataron al Hombre Lobo con una bala de plata.
They killed the werewolf with a silver bullet.

magical cure

locución nominal femenina (figurado (solución infalible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tendremos que buscar alguna bala de plata que nos libre de este lío.
We need to find a magical cure to get us out of this mess.

blank cartridge

locución nominal femenina (tipo de material, forma)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las balas de salva no son letales.

stray bullet

(proyectil con rumbo imprevisible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
A ese rufián lo mató una bala perdida mientras caminaba cerca de un tiroteo.
The thug was killed by a stray bullet while walking near the crossfire.

good-for-nothing

locución nominal femenina (coloquial (calavera, tarambana)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jorge es una bala perdida y nunca va a cambiar, siempre está de fiesta.
Sarah is a loose canon who doesn't play by the rules.

like a bullet

locución adverbial (coloquial (velozmente)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
El coche pasó como una bala por la autopista.
The car whizzed by like a bullet on the motorway.

run as fast as a bullet, go as fast as a bullet

locución verbal (coloquial (ser muy rápido) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Juan es una bala: no hay quien le gane una carrera.
Juan runs as fast as a bullet - he's unbeatable in a race.

shoot down

locución verbal (coloquial (atacar de palabra) (figurative)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Mi suegra me tira con bala cuando hablamos de trabajo.

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