No. 486 in Bulgarian
бул
The Bulgarian word "бул" is an abbreviation for "булевард," meaning "boulevard" in English.
In a sentence
Бул. Витоша е любимото ми място за разходка в София.
Bul. Vitosha is my favorite place for a walk in Sofia.
Here 'бул.' is an abbreviation for 'булевард', which means 'boulevard' in English, indicating a type of urban street.
Булдинга на ъгъла е с красиви орнаменти.
The building on the corner has beautiful ornaments.
'Булдинг' is borrowed from English 'building', and 'бул' is part of its transliteration, meaning 'building'.
Той се размина с един буен бул на пътя.
He passed by a raging bull on the road.
Here, 'бул' is a shortened and colloquial form of 'бик', which means 'bull', referring to the animal.
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