boldface

(bōld'fās') (Abbr. bf) Printing.
n.
Type with thick heavy lines.

adj.
Printed in thick heavy type.

tr.v., -faced, -fac·ing, -fac·es.

1. To mark (copy) for printing in this type.
2. To set or print in this type.

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Type that is darker than the rest of the text with which it is used; abbreviated bf or bold. Sometimes used for a paragraph heading or for a heading between paragraphs, boldface type draws attention to itself and adds emphasis to a specific idea. It also adds "color" to a page of type through the contrast of dark and light, breaking up the monotone of printed matter. See also weight of type.

noun
Also B.F. Also B.F.
noun

Abbreviation of 'bloody fool'. (1925 —) .
C. Day Lewis You really are a B.F., Arthur (1939).

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• Printing and Typefaces - boldface: thick, heavy typeface, used for emphasis

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fed skrift
adj. - med fed skrift
v. tr. - tilføje fed skrift

Nederlands (Dutch)
vet gedrukt

Français (French)
n. - caractères gras
adj. - en gras (des caractères)
v. tr. - mettre en caractères gras

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fettdruck, freche Person
adj. - Fettdruck
v. - fett drucken

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - έντονα (μαύρα) τυπογραφικά στοιχεία

Italiano (Italian)
grassetto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tipo (m) negrito (Tipogr.)

Русский (Russian)
жирный шрифт

Español (Spanish)
n. - negrita
adj. - negrita
v. tr. - tipear en negrita

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - halvfet stil

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
黑体字, 粗体活字, 黑体的, 粗体的, 写黑体字

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 黑體字, 粗體活字
adj. - 黑體的, 粗體的
v. tr. - 寫黑體字

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 볼드 체 활자
adj. - 볼드 체의
v. tr. - ~을 볼드 체로 나타내다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 太字体, ボールド体

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حرف مطبعي أكثر سوادا و ثخنا من الحروف الأعتياديه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אותיות מודגשות, תווי-דפוס עבים‬
adj. - ‮אותיות מודגשות, מודפס בתווי-דפוס עבים‬
v. tr. - ‮אותיות מודגשות, סימן להדפסה בתווי-דפוס עבים‬

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