bulk

majeure partie

La partie la plus importante ou la plus grande de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : the bulk of something (The bulk of our money goes on rent.)

Synonymes : majority, main part

Contraires : minority

Expressions courantes : the bulk of, bulk of something

en gros

Grandes quantités de marchandises achetées ou vendues ensemble.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : in bulk (We buy paper in bulk to save money.)

Expressions courantes : buy in bulk, sell in bulk, bulk purchase

volume, masse

Taille ou quantité de quelque chose, surtout lorsqu’elle est importante.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : size, mass

Expressions courantes : sheer bulk, extra bulk, bulk of something, reduce bulk

en vrac

Produits vendus sans emballage individuel pour chaque unité ou portion.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : in bulk (The shop sells rice in bulk from large containers.)

Expressions courantes : sold in bulk, bulk food, bulk goods

cargaison

Marchandises transportées d’un lieu à un autre comme chargement.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : cargo, freight, load

Expressions courantes : a bulk, bulk of goods

en gros, en vrac

Qui concerne des marchandises en grande quantité ou dont le volume ou le poids total est important.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : bulk order, bulk cargo, bulk shipment, bulk purchase

en masse

Qui concerne la quantité entière, réunie avant sa division en parties plus petites.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : whole, total

Expressions courantes : bulk fermentation, bulk stage

grossir, étoffer

Devenir plus gros ou rendre quelque chose plus gros en ajoutant de la matière.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : bulk up (He started lifting weights to bulk up.); bulk something out with something (You can bulk the soup out with beans.)

Synonymes : expand, enlarge

Contraires : shrink

Expressions courantes : bulk up, bulk something out