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I know I can be bolshy and really unpleasant, and it always happens if I lose confidence in the people I'm working with. If I've got no confidence in what I'm doing and they don't provide me with some assurance that we're doing the right thing then I bully people. I'm a horrible bully.
Kristin Scott Thomas

Meaning of "bolshy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOLSHY

bolshy  [ˈbɒlʃɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOLSHY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bolshy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOLSHY


bolshie
ˈbɒlʃɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOLSHY

bolometrically
bolometry
boloney
Bolshevik
Bolsheviki
Bolshevism
Bolshevist
Bolshevistic
bolshevize
bolshie
bolson
bolster
bolsterer
bolstering
bolt
bolt cutter
bolt cutters
bolt hole
bolt-on
bolted

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOLSHY

ashy
brushy
bushy
cushy
dishy
fishy
flashy
fleshy
gun-shy
gushy
mashy
mushy
once bitten, twice shy
pushy
rushy
shy
slushy
splashy
squishy
trashy

Synonyms and antonyms of bolshy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bolshy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOLSHY

Find out the translation of bolshy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bolshy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bolshy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

bolshy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bolshy
570 millions of speakers

English

bolshy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bolshy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

bolshy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

больший
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bolshy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bolshy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bol´shy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bolshy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bolschi
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

体制に反抗する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bolshy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bolshy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bolshy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bolshy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आळशी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bolshy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bolshy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bolshy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

більший
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

umflat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bolshy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bolshy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bolshy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bolshy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bolshy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOLSHY»

The term «bolshy» is normally little used and occupies the 123.576 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOLSHY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bolshy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bolshy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bolshy

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QUOTES WITH «BOLSHY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bolshy.
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Kristin Scott Thomas
I know I can be bolshy and really unpleasant, and it always happens if I lose confidence in the people I'm working with. If I've got no confidence in what I'm doing and they don't provide me with some assurance that we're doing the right thing then I bully people. I'm a horrible bully.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOLSHY»

Discover the use of bolshy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bolshy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Unleashe A Life and Death Job
They're divorced.' 'So ... your dad meets up with British ministers and the like, while he's doing his diplomat stuff?' Lisa was beginning to get a very bad feeling. Top dog, saidSylv, suddenlyback in her ear again. Top dog. Red carpet. Bolshy.
Ali Sparkes, 2013
2
Fighting Talk
BOLSHY. Truculent and aggressive. The revolutionary Bolsheviks were by far the largest political group in Russia and so took their name from the Russian bolshoi, “large” or “grand,” a term now more associated in Western minds with the ...
Graeme Donald, 2008
3
Sticklers, Sideburns and Bikinis: The Military Origins of ...
BOLSHY. Truculent andaggressive. The revolutionary Bolsheviks werebyfar the largest political group in Russia andsotook their namefrom theRussian bolshoi, “ large” or “grand,” a termnow more associated in Western mindswith the ballet ...
Graeme Donald, 2013
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Advanced Everyday English: With Audio CD
I'm now rather b(deprived/flourished/bolshy/sceptical) as to whether all the time and effort we've put in has been worth it. A: I've got my eye on him. He's not what he seems you know;he's quite a 3-dark horse/ whinger/bolshy/dabbler). B: Sorry  ...
Steven Collins, 2011
5
Knowing Your Horse: A Guide to Equine Learning, Training and ...
A Guide to Equine Learning, Training and Behaviour Emma Lethbridge. bolshy behaviour is occurring. This will ensure that the behaviour is not accidentally reinforced by the attention and encouraged to continue. Second, Billy was taught how ...
Emma Lethbridge, 2009
6
Sika Deer: Biology and Management of Native and Introduced ...
On the western slopes of the Sikhote-Alin Mountains deer were regularly encountered as far north as 30 km south of the confluence of the Bolshy Ussurka River with the Ussuri River. From here, and apparently from adjacent areas in China, ...
Dale R. McCullough, Seiki Takatsuki, Koichi Kaji, 2008
7
Toby's Little Eden and Other Stories
... lads are too busy eating to hear him. Joe quietly smiles. A very rare occurrence . Bobby's. Bolshy. Body. Language. The lads are sitting in the Brew Shed waiting for work-time to begin. They are reading the papers and listening to the radio.
John Flannery, 2010
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... experiments on the Germans to see why they obeyed orders without question. In order to prepare, he decided to try the experiment on some American students at Yale University. Now, these students were intelligent, bolshy and American.
Krysia Martin
9
Symposium on Lexicography XI: Proceedings of the Eleventh ...
(colloq) supporter of the system of government by soviets; (colloq) person favouring Marxism or Communism, bolshy (sl) rebellious; stubborn. Bolshevism ( hist) revolutionary Marxist trend of political thought in World Labour Movement, which ...
Henrik Gottlieb, Jens Erik Mogensen, Arne Zettersten, 2005
10
Henrietta Rose
Warren goes on; he's always going on. “One of those Maryknoll kind.” He finds her virginal, some reason. And Bolshy. She used to make Bolshy comments at her cocktail parties, there in that high plateau in Sogamoso, where an occasional  ...
Barbara de la Cuesta, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOLSHY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bolshy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Andy Murray urges Nick Kyrgios to just be himself after controversial …
During a bolshy post-match press conference, Kyrgios said he has personal issues going on at the moment and that he is 'misunderstood' by ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Album Review:
'Till The End' swerves off into new territory, too, and Rose's voice unexpectedly finds its context in big, bolshy beats. Consistently, across the ... «DIY Magazine, Jul 15»
3
British Grand Prix 2015: Lewis Hamilton's tirade against 'terrible …
“It's bolshy and instantly recognisable,” he said. The price can range from anything for a few hundred pounds to make an award to “tens of ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
4
Man faces long prison sentence after causing fatal Bath Road crash …
She said: "I didn't like her at first – I thought she was bolshy. But as we worked together I just fell in love with her. We shared our first kiss about ... «Bath Chronicle, Jul 15»
5
Ingham's world: New birds are invading Britain's hot gardens
Young blue tits have pale yellow on their faces where adults have white feathers while robins are much drabber versions of their bolshy parents ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Opinion: Catherine Latu the victim as Silver Ferns roll the dice
While Latu's bolshy ability to draw the penalty had her international rivals perplexed for a time, it soon became predictable. It didn't occur right ... «3News NZ, Jul 15»
7
Drink driver admits causing death by dangerous driving of much …
She said: "I didn't like her at first – I thought she was bolshy. But as we worked together I just fell in love with her. We shared our first kiss about ... «Bristol Post, Jul 15»
8
Emu seen around Iwade could be Jimmy
The 51-year-old, from Strood, quickly discovered the bolshy animal was in no mood to budge when he and his dogs tried to pass it. The giant ... «Kent Online, Jul 15»
9
Asif Kapadia on Amy Winehouse: "It's so sad, so sad."
This is the teenage girl who wanted to be a jazz singer, a gobby, bolshy girl full of life and music. The one who dominates the first half of the film ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
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I spent 96 hours at Glastonbury and survived
Gaz Coombes draws a huge crowd up at the Park Stage with his bolshy melodic rock while not far away at the Stonebridge Bar, a rowdy round ... «FasterLouder, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Bolshy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bolshy>. May 2024 ».
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