bulk

mayor parte

La parte más grande o principal de algo.

En inglés sencillo: The largest or main part of something.

• The bulk of the work is finished.
• She paid the bulk of the cost.
• Where does the bulk of your income come from?

Cómo se usa: the bulk of something (The bulk of our money goes on rent.)

Sinónimos: majority, main part

Antónimos: minority

Expresiones frecuentes: the bulk of, bulk of something

al por mayor

Grandes cantidades de productos que se compran o venden juntas.

En inglés sencillo: Large amounts of goods bought or sold together.

• We buy soap in bulk.
• Ordering in bulk reduced the price.
• Do you sell these pens in bulk?

Cómo se usa: in bulk (We buy paper in bulk to save money.)

Expresiones frecuentes: buy in bulk, sell in bulk, bulk purchase

volumen, masa

Tamaño o cantidad de algo, especialmente cuando es grande.

En inglés sencillo: The size or amount of something, especially when it is large.

• The coat adds too much bulk.
• His huge bulk filled the doorway.
• The sofa was difficult to move because of its bulk.

Sinónimos: size, mass

Expresiones frecuentes: sheer bulk, extra bulk, bulk of something, reduce bulk

a granel

Productos vendidos sueltos, sin un envase separado para cada unidad o porción.

En inglés sencillo: Goods sold loose, without a separate package for each item or portion.

• These nuts are sold in bulk.
• We buy rice in bulk and bring our own containers.
• Bulk foods let customers choose exactly how much they need.

Cómo se usa: in bulk (The shop sells rice in bulk from large containers.)

Expresiones frecuentes: sold in bulk, bulk food, bulk goods

carga

Productos transportados de un lugar a otro como carga.

En inglés sencillo: Goods carried from one place to another as a load.

• The ship carried a bulk of goods.
• Workers moved the bulk into the warehouse.
• Each bulk was weighed before loading.

Sinónimos: cargo, freight, load

Expresiones frecuentes: a bulk, bulk of goods

a granel, al por mayor

Relacionado con productos en grandes cantidades o de gran volumen o peso total.

En inglés sencillo: Involving goods in large amounts or with a large total size or weight.

• We received a bulk order.
• The company ships bulk cargo overseas.
• Bulk purchases can reduce costs.

Expresiones frecuentes: bulk order, bulk cargo, bulk shipment, bulk purchase

en masa

Que abarca toda la cantidad junta, antes de dividirla en partes más pequeñas.

En inglés sencillo: Involving the whole amount together, before it is divided into smaller parts.

• Bulk fermentation takes two hours.
• Keep the dough warm during bulk fermentation.
• The baker divided the dough after its bulk rise.

Sinónimos: whole, total

Expresiones frecuentes: bulk fermentation, bulk stage

aumentar, agrandar

Hacerse más grande o agrandar algo añadiendo más material.

En inglés sencillo: To become bigger, or make something bigger by adding more material.

• He wants to bulk up.
• She bulked the stew out with potatoes.
• Regular training helped him bulk up over the winter.

Cómo se usa: bulk up (He started lifting weights to bulk up.); bulk something out with something (You can bulk the soup out with beans.)

Sinónimos: expand, enlarge

Antónimos: shrink

Expresiones frecuentes: bulk up, bulk something out