bully

Tyrann, Schikanierer

Jemand, der andere absichtlich verletzt, einschüchtert oder schlecht behandelt, besonders Menschen, die sich kaum wehren können.

In einfachem Englisch: Someone who deliberately hurts, frightens, or treats other people badly, especially people who cannot easily defend themselves.

• That boy is a bully.
• The teacher stopped the bullies from hurting him.
• She stood up to the office bully.

Synonyme: tormentor

Häufige Wendungen: a school bully, a playground bully, a workplace bully

Schläger

Jemand, der dafür bezahlt wird, andere einzuschüchtern oder anzugreifen.

In einfachem Englisch: Someone paid to frighten or attack other people.

• He hired a bully to threaten us.
• Two bullies guarded the landlord’s door.
• The merchant paid a bully to collect his debts.

Synonyme: thug, enforcer

Häufige Wendungen: a hired bully, employ a bully

Corned Beef

Mit Salz haltbar gemachtes Rindfleisch, das meist in Dosen verkauft wird.

In einfachem Englisch: Beef preserved with salt and usually sold in a tin.

• They ate bully beef with bread.
• The soldiers carried tins of bully.
• There was only bully beef left for supper.

Synonyme: corned beef

Häufige Wendungen: bully beef, tinned bully

schikanieren, einschüchtern

Jemanden absichtlich verletzen oder einschüchtern, besonders jemanden, der schwächer ist.

In einfachem Englisch: To deliberately hurt or frighten someone, especially someone weaker than you.

• Do not bully your little brother.
• The older children bullied her at school.
• He refused to be bullied into silence.

So benutzt man es: bully someone into doing something (They bullied him into giving them his money.)

Synonyme: intimidate, harass

Häufige Wendungen: bully someone, bully someone into something

großartig, ausgezeichnet

Sehr gut oder ausgezeichnet.

In einfachem Englisch: Very good or excellent.

• That is a bully idea!
• We had a bully time at the fair.
• He thought it was a bully little boat.

Synonyme: excellent, splendid

Gegenteile: terrible

Häufige Wendungen: a bully idea, a bully time, a bully fellow

bravo, gut gemacht

Ausruf zum Loben; manchmal ironisch für etwas, das man gar nicht beeindruckend findet.

In einfachem Englisch: Used to praise someone, or to pretend to praise something you do not find impressive.

• You won? Bully for you!
• Bully! We have finished the job at last.
• So you bought a bigger car. Bully for you.

Synonyme: bravo, well done

Häufige Wendungen: bully for you, bully for him