spam

Spam, Werbemüll

Unerwünschte Nachrichten, die online an viele Menschen geschickt werden, oft als Werbung.

In einfachem Englisch: Unwanted messages sent to many people online, often to advertise something.

• My inbox is full of spam.
• Your message went into my spam folder.
• Can this filter block more spam?

Synonyme: junk mail, junk email

Häufige Wendungen: spam folder, spam filter, receive spam

Spamnachricht, Spammail

Eine einzelne unerwünschte Online-Nachricht, meist Teil einer Massensendung.

In einfachem Englisch: One unwanted message sent online, usually as part of a large mailing.

• I deleted another spam this morning.
• That email looks like a spam.
• She received several spams offering cheap loans.

Synonyme: junk email, unsolicited message

Häufige Wendungen: receive a spam, delete a spam, another spam

Spam schicken, zuspammen

Jemandem online viele unerwünschte Nachrichten schicken.

In einfachem Englisch: To send someone many unwanted messages online.

• Please don't spam me.
• The company spammed thousands of users with advertisements.
• Someone keeps spamming our forum.

So benutzt man es: spam someone with something (They spammed me with offers for cheap flights.)

Häufige Wendungen: spam someone, spam someone's inbox, spam a forum, spam online

spammen, ständig wiederholen

Dieselbe Handlung sehr schnell viele Male wiederholen, besonders in einem Spiel.

In einfachem Englisch: To do the same action many times very quickly, especially in a game.

• Don't spam the attack button.
• He won by spamming the same move.
• Players kept spamming spells until the enemy fell.

Synonyme: repeat

Häufige Wendungen: spam a button, spam an attack, spam the key