bout

Anfall, Schub

Ein kurzer Zeitraum einer Krankheit oder Tätigkeit, besonders einer unangenehmen.

In einfachem Englisch: A short period of an activity or illness, especially something unpleasant.

• She had a bout of flu.
• A sudden bout of coughing interrupted his speech.
• He recovered after several bouts of illness.

So benutzt man es: bout of something (He suffered a bout of flu.)

Synonyme: spell, attack, episode

Häufige Wendungen: bout of illness, bout of coughing, short bout

über

Kurzform von „about“, die angibt, worum es geht.

In einfachem Englisch: A shortened form of “about,” meaning concerning or on the subject of something.

• We were talking bout you.
• What’s that song bout?
• I don’t know much bout cars.

Synonyme: about

Häufige Wendungen: talk bout something, think bout someone