- bold
adj. (often used humorously) to be so bold as to + inf. (may I be so bold as to ask how old you are?)
* * *[bəʊld](often used humorously) to be so bold as to + inf. (may I be so bold as to ask how old you are?)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
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bold — [bəuld US bould] adj comparative bolder superlative boldest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(person/action)¦ 2¦(manner/appearance)¦ 3¦(colours/shapes)¦ 4¦(lines/writing)¦ 5¦(printed letters)¦ 6 make/be so bold (as to do something) 7 if I may be so bold ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old … Dictionary of contemporary English
Bold — (рус. смелый, храбрый) многозначный термин. Bold разговорное сокращение названия телесериала «Дерзкие и красивые» (англ. The Bold and the Beautiful). Bold альбом одноимённой хардкор панк группы, записанный в 1989 году.… … Википедия
Bold — steht für: Bold (Täuschkörper), eine Abwehrwaffe deutscher U Boote Bold (Band), eine US amerikanische Hardcore Punkband Bold (Botoșani), Dorf im Kreis Botoșani (Rumänien) Bold ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Boldbaatar Bold Erdene (*… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bold — (b[=o]ld), a. [OE. bald, bold, AS. bald, beald; akin to Icel. ballr, OHG. bald, MHG. balt, D. boud, Goth. bal[thorn]ei boldness, It. baldo. In Ger. there remains only bald, adv. soon. Cf. {Bawd}, n.] 1. Forward to meet danger; venturesome;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
BOLD — steht für: Blood Oxygen Level Dependency, einen physikalischen Effekt der sich für ein bildgebendes Verfahren in der Medizin nutzen lässt Bold steht für: Bold (Täuschkörper), eine Abwehrwaffe deutscher U Boote Bold ist der Nachname folgender… … Deutsch Wikipedia
bold — bold·en; bold·face; bold·ly; bold·ness; em·bold·en; ko·bold; bold; … English syllables
bold — [bōld] adj. [ME < OE beald, bold, brave, akin to Ger bald: orig. sense, “swollen up” < IE base * bhel : see BALL1] 1. showing a readiness to take risks or face danger; daring; fearless 2. too free in behavior or manner; taking liberties;… … English World dictionary
bold — ► ADJECTIVE 1) confident and courageous. 2) dated audacious; impudent. 3) (of a colour or design) strong or vivid. 4) (of type) having thick strokes. ► NOUN ▪ a bold typeface. ● be so bold as to … English terms dictionary
bold — BOLD, bolduri, s.n. (reg.) 1. Ac cu măciulie, ac cu gămălie. ♦ Vârf ascuţit. ♦ Cui de metal cu măciulie ornamentală. 2. Băţ ascuţit cu care se îndeamnă vitele. ♦ Împunsătură, înţepătură (dată cu acest băţ). 3. (înv.) Imbold. 4. (reg.) Element de… … Dicționar Român
bold — (adj.) O.E. beald (W.Saxon), bald (Anglian) bold, brave, confident, strong, from P.Gmc. *balthaz (Cf. O.H.G. bald bold, swift, in names such as Archibald, Leopold, Theobald; Goth. balþei boldness; O.N. ballr frightful, dangerous ), perhaps from… … Etymology dictionary
Bold — Bold, v. t. To make bold or daring. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
