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1 herd
1. noun1) Herde, die; (of wild animals) Rudel, das2) (fig.) Masse, die2. transitive verbfollow the herd — (fig.) der Herde folgen; mit der Herde laufen
1) (lit. or fig.) treibenherd [people] together — (fig.) [Menschen] zusammenpferchen
2) (tend) hüten* * *[hə:d] 1. noun(a group of animals of one kind that stay, or are kept, together: a herd of cattle; a herd of elephant(s).) die Herde2. verb(to gather together, or be brought together, in a group: The dogs herded the sheep together; The tourists were herded into a tiny room.) zusammentreiben- academic.ru/114902/-herd">-herd- herdsman
- the herd instinct* * *[hɜ:d, AM hɜ:rd]I. n + sing/pl vba \herd of cattle eine Viehherdethe common \herd die breite Masseto follow the \herd der Herde folgen, mit der Herde laufenII. vt* * *[hɜːd]1. n(of cattle etc) Herde f; (of deer) Rudel nt; (fig pej of people) Herde f, Schar fto follow the herd (fig) — der Herde folgen, mit der Herde laufen
2. vt1) (= drive) sheep, cattle, prisoners treiben2) (= tend) cattle hüten* * *A s1. Herde f, (wild lebender Tiere auch) Rudel n (auch von Menschen):2. pej Herde f, Masse f (Menschen):3. US umg Haufen m (von Dingen)B v/ia) in Herden gehen oder leben,b) sich zusammendrängen (auch Menschen)2. sich zusammentun ( with mit)C v/t1. Vieh, auch Menschen treiben:herd together zusammentreiben2. Vieh hüten* * *1. noun1) Herde, die; (of wild animals) Rudel, das2) (fig.) Masse, die2. transitive verbfollow the herd — (fig.) der Herde folgen; mit der Herde laufen
1) (lit. or fig.) treibenherd [people] together — (fig.) [Menschen] zusammenpferchen
2) (tend) hüten* * *n.Herde -n f. -
2 cow
I noun1) Kuh, dieII transitive verbcow somebody into submission — jemanden so einschüchtern, dass er sich unterordnet
* * *I noun1) (the female of cattle used for giving milk: He has ten cows and a bull.) die Kuh2) (the female of certain other animals eg the elephant, whale.) die Kuh•- academic.ru/16858/cowboy">cowboy- cowherd
- cowhide II verb(to subdue or control through fear: The pupil was cowed by the headmaster's harsh words.) einschüchtern* * *cow1[kaʊ]na herd of \cows eine Kuhherdeelephant \cow Elefantenkuh fit's been a \cow of a day das war ein blöder Taga \cow of a job ein Mistjob m pej fama \cow of a trip eine furchtbare Reisea fair \cow eine echte Dreckarbeit fam5.▶ until/till the \cows come home bis in alle Ewigkeitcow2[kaʊ]vt▪ to \cow sb jdn einschüchtern▪ to be \cowed by sb/sth durch jdn/etw eingeschüchtert werdenthey refused to be \cowed into submission by the army sie ließen sich von den Militärkräften nicht in die Knie zwingen* * *I [kaʊ]n1) Kuh ftill the cows come home (fig inf) — bis in alle Ewigkeit (inf)
you'll be waiting till the cows come home (fig inf) — da kannst du warten, bis du schwarz wirst (inf)
to have a cow ( US inf ) — die Fassung verlieren, sich aufregen
IIcheeky/lazy/nosey cow! — freches/faules/neugieriges Stück! (inf)
vtperson, animal einschüchtern, verschüchternshe had a cowed look about her — sie machte einen eingeschüchterten or verschüchterten Eindruck
* * *cow1 [kaʊ] pl cows, obs kine [kaın] s ZOOL1. Kuh f (auch fig sl pej):till the cows come home umg bis in alle Ewigkeit;have a cow bes US umg Zustände kriegencow2 [kaʊ] v/t einschüchtern:cow sb into jemanden durch Einschüchterung bringen zu;cow sb into doing sth jemanden so einschüchtern, dass er etwas tut* * *I noun1) Kuh, dieII transitive verbtill the cows come home — (fig. coll.) bis in alle Ewigkeit (ugs.)
cow somebody into submission — jemanden so einschüchtern, dass er sich unterordnet
* * *n.Kuh ¨-e f. -
3 cow
a herd of \cows eine Kuhherdeelephant \cow Elefantenkuh f3) ( Brit);it's been a \cow of a day das war ein blöder Tag;a \cow of a trip eine furchtbare Reise;a fair \cow eine echte Dreckarbeit ( fam)PHRASES:until/till the \cows come home bis in alle Ewigkeit;to \cow sb jdn einschüchtern;to be \cowed by sb/ sth durch jdn/etw eingeschüchtert werden;they refused to be \cowed into submission by the army sie ließen sich von den Militärkräften nicht in die Knie zwingen
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