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1 bandy about (Brit) or around
vt sepsb's name immer wieder nennen; story, secret herumerzählen, herumtragen; ideas verbreiten; figures, sum, words, technical expressions um sich werfen mitthe press have been bandying his name/these words around a lot —
I'd rather you didn't bandy my nickname around the office — es wäre mir lieber, wenn Sie meinen Spitznamen nicht im Büro herumposaunen würden (inf)
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2 bandy
I transitive verb1) herumerzählen (ugs.) [Geschichte]2) (exchange) wechselnII adjectivehe has bandy legs or is bandy-legged — er hat O-Beine (ugs.)
bandy-legged person — O-beinige Person (ugs.)
* * *['bændi]- academic.ru/5309/bandy-legged">bandy-legged* * *ban·dy1[ˈbændi]adj krumm\bandy legs O-Beine plban·dy2<- ie->[ˈbændi]vt usu passive▪ to be bandied about [or around] verbreitet werden, in Umlauf gesetzt werdenlarge figures were bandied about man warf mit großen Zahlen um sichto \bandy rumours about [wilde] Gerüchte verbreiten* * *I ['bndɪ]adjkrummIIbandy legs (of people) — O-Beine
vtjokes sich (dat) erzählento bandy words (with sb) — sich (mit jdm) herumstreiten
* * *bandy1 [ˈbændı]A v/t1. sich einen Ball etc zuwerfen2. sich Geschichten etc erzählen3. sich Beleidigungen etc an den Kopf werfen, sich (gegenseitig) Komplimente, Vorwürfe machen:bandy blows sich prügeln oder schlagen;bandy words sich streiten;they bandied words ein Wort gab das anderea) in Umlauf setzen,b) weitererzählen, -tragena) sein Name fällt dauernd ( in connection with in Zusammenhang mit),b) er ist ins Gerede gekommenB s SPORTa) Bandy n (Abart des Eishockeys mit Ball statt Puck)bandy2 [ˈbændı] adj* * *I transitive verb1) herumerzählen (ugs.) [Geschichte]2) (exchange) wechselnII adjectivehe has bandy legs or is bandy-legged — er hat O-Beine (ugs.)
bandy-legged person — O-beinige Person (ugs.)
* * *v.verbreiten v.wechseln v. -
3 bandy
ban·dykrumm;\bandy legs O-Beine pllarge figures were bandied about man warf mit großen Zahlen um sich;I won't \bandy words with you (dated) ich möchte mich nicht mit dir herumstreiten;to \bandy rumours about [wilde] Gerüchte verbreiten
См. также в других словарях:
bandy about — verb discuss casually bandy about an idea • Hypernyms: ↑hash out, ↑discuss, ↑talk over • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * ˌbandy a ˈround … Useful english dictionary
bandy about — phrasal verb bandy around or bandy about [transitive] Word forms bandy around : present tense I/you/we/they bandy around he/she/it bandies around present participle bandying around past tense bandied around past participle bandied around to… … English dictionary
bandy about — bandy (something) about to talk about something without being careful about facts. The number $31 million was bandied about at the time, although actual losses might have been much lower … New idioms dictionary
bandy about — or bandy around PHRASAL VERB: usu passive (disapproval) If someone s name or something such as an idea is bandied about or is bandied around, that person or that thing is discussed by many people in a casual way. [be V ed P] He whispered my name… … English dictionary
bandy about — {v. phr.} To spread rumors or whisper secrets. * /The news of Jim and Mary s divorce was bandied about until everyone at the office had heard it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bandy about — {v. phr.} To spread rumors or whisper secrets. * /The news of Jim and Mary s divorce was bandied about until everyone at the office had heard it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bandy\ about — v. phr. To spread rumors or whisper secrets. The news of Jim and Mary s divorce was bandied about until everyone at the office had heard it … Словарь американских идиом
bandy — Ⅰ. bandy [1] ► ADJECTIVE (bandier, bandiest) ▪ (of a person s legs) curved outwards so that the knees are wide apart. ORIGIN perhaps from obsolete bandy curved hockey stick . Ⅱ. bandy [2] ► … English terms dictionary
bandy — I. /ˈbændi / (say bandee) verb (t) (bandied, bandying) 1. to pass from one to another, or back and forth; give and take. 2. to throw or strike to and fro, or from side to side, as a ball in tennis. –noun (plural bandies) 3. → bandy ball. 4. a… …
bandy — ban|dy1 [ˈbændi] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from bandy hockey stick (17 19 centuries), perhaps from French bandé, past participle of bander; BANDY2] bandy legs curve out at the knees >bandy legged [ˌbændi ˈlegd, ˈlegıd] adj bandy 2… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bandy around — phrasal verb bandy around or bandy about [transitive] Word forms bandy around : present tense I/you/we/they bandy around he/she/it bandies around present participle bandying around past tense bandied around past participle bandied around to… … English dictionary
