bully

bully
I 1. ['bʊlɪ]
nome
1) prepotente m. e f., bullo m. (-a)
2) mil. colloq. (anche bully beef) carne f. in scatola
2.
interiezione colloq.

bully for you! — buon per te!

II ['bʊlɪ]
verbo transitivo [person] maltrattare, angariare; [country] intimidire, intimorire

to bully sb. into doing — costringere qcn. a fare, intimare a qcn. di fare

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['buli] 1. plural - bullies; noun
(a person who hurts or frightens other, weaker people: The fat boy was a bully at school.) prepotente
2. verb
(to act like a bully towards.) fare il prepotente
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bully (1) /ˈbʊlɪ/
n.
prepotente; attaccabrighe; bullo (fam.)
● (fam. GB) bully boy, prepotente; bravaccio; teppista □ (fam. GB) bully-boy (agg.), teppistico; intimidatorio: bully-boy tactics, intimidazioni; sistemi teppistici □ (USA) bully pulpit, posizione di autorità.
bully (2) /ˈbʊlɪ/
a.
(fam.) magnifico; straordinario
● Bully for you!, bravissimo!; buon per te!
bully (3) /ˈbʊlɪ/
n.
(anche bully beef) (fam.) carne di manzo in scatola.
bully (4) /ˈbʊlɪ/
n.
(sport, spesso bully-off) messa in gioco (nell'hockey su prato).
(to) bully /ˈbʊlɪ/
v. t.
intimorire; intimidire; fare il prepotente con; fare il bullo con (fam.): to bully sb. into st., costringere q. con minacce a fare qc.
* * *
I 1. ['bʊlɪ]
nome
1) prepotente m. e f., bullo m. (-a)
2) mil. colloq. (anche bully beef) carne f. in scatola
2.
interiezione colloq.

bully for you! — buon per te!

II ['bʊlɪ]
verbo transitivo [person] maltrattare, angariare; [country] intimidire, intimorire

to bully sb. into doing — costringere qcn. a fare, intimare a qcn. di fare


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