bunk

Etagenbett, Koje

Eines von zwei oder mehreren Betten, die übereinander angeordnet sind.

In einfachem Englisch: One of two or more beds arranged above each other.

• I sleep in the top bunk.
• Her brother climbed down from the upper bunk.
• Which bunk would you like?

Synonyme: berth

Häufige Wendungen: top bunk, bottom bunk, upper bunk

Koje, Pritsche

Ein schmales Bett, oft auf Schiffen, in Zügen oder in einem Lager.

In einfachem Englisch: A narrow bed, often found on a ship, in a train, or at a camp.

• Each sailor had a narrow bunk.
• I left my bag beside the bunk.
• The cabin has four bunks and a small table.

Synonyme: berth, bed

Häufige Wendungen: sleep in a bunk, narrow bunk, bunk bed

Unsinn, Quatsch

Alberne oder unwahre Gedanken und Aussagen.

In einfachem Englisch: Ideas or statements that are silly or untrue.

• That story is bunk.
• He dismissed the claim as a load of bunk.
• Do you really believe all that bunk?

Synonyme: nonsense, rubbish, baloney

Häufige Wendungen: total bunk, a load of bunk, utter bunk

Mannschaftsschlafraum

Ein Raum, in dem Soldaten schlafen, meist mit mehreren Betten.

In einfachem Englisch: A room where soldiers sleep, usually with several beds.

• The soldiers returned to their bunk.
• Keep the bunk locked while everyone is away.
• The officer inspected each bunk for cleanliness.

Synonyme: bunkroom, dormitory

Häufige Wendungen: in the bunk, leave the bunk, bunk door

in einer Koje schlafen

In einem schmalen Bett schlafen, oft in einem Zimmer mit anderen Personen.

In einfachem Englisch: To sleep in a narrow bed, often in a room shared with other people.

• We bunked together at camp.
• She will bunk with her sister on the boat.
• Where did the sailors bunk during the voyage?

So benutzt man es: bunk with someone (I bunked with two friends at camp.); bunk in somewhere (The crew bunk in a small cabin.)

Synonyme: sleep

Häufige Wendungen: bunk with someone, bunk together, bunk in something

schwänzen

Ohne Erlaubnis der Schule oder der Arbeit fernbleiben.

In einfachem Englisch: To stay away from school or work without permission.

• He bunked off school yesterday.
• They sometimes bunk lessons on Friday afternoons.
• Have you ever bunked off work?

So benutzt man es: bunk off something (They bunked off school to go to the beach.)

Synonyme: skip, play truant, skive

Häufige Wendungen: bunk off, bunk school, bunk off work