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I noun, pl. calves1) Kalb, das; (leather) Kalbsleder, dasII noun, pl. calves (Anat.) Wade, die* * *I plural - calves; noun1) (the young of a cow, elephant, whale etc.) das Kalb•- academic.ru/10367/calve">calveII plural - calves; noun(the thick fleshy back part of the leg below the knee: She has slim ankles but fat calves.) die Wade* * *<pl calves>[kɑ:f, pl kɑ:vz, AM kæf, pl kævz]nto be in \calf animal trächtig sein* * *I [kAːf]n pl calves1) Kalb nt3) (= leather) Kalb(s)leder ntIIn pl calves (ANAT)Wade f* * *calf1 [kɑːf; US kæf] pl calves [-vz] s1. Kalb n (besonders der Kuh, auch vom Elefanten, Seehund, Wal, Hirsch etc):2. Kalb(s)leder n4. umg Kalb n, Schafskopf m (beide pej)5. treibende Eisschollecalf2 [kɑːf; US kæf] pl calves [-vz] s ANAT Wade f* * *I noun, pl. calves1) Kalb, das; (leather) Kalbsleder, dasII noun, pl. calves (Anat.) Wade, die* * *n.Kalb ¨-er n.Wade -n f. -
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noun1) Bulle, der; (for bullfight) Stier, derlike a bull in a china shop — (fig.) wie ein Elefant im Porzellanladen
take the bull by the horns — (fig.) den Stier bei den Hörnern fassen od. packen
* * *[bul]1) (the male of the ox family and of the whale, walrus, elephant etc.) der Bulle2) (a bull's-eye.) das Bullauge•- academic.ru/9557/bullock">bullock- bullfight
- bullfighter
- bullring
- bull's-eye* * *[bʊl]I. n2. (male elephant, walrus) Bulle ma \bull of a man ein Bulle m von Mannthat's a bunch of \bull das ist doch alles Quatsch fam8.▶ like a \bull in a china shop wie ein Elefant im Porzellanladen▶ like a \bull at a gate wie ein wild gewordener Stier [o ein Wilder]▶ to be [like] a red rag to a \bull [wie] ein rotes Tuch sein▶ to take the \bull by the horns den Stier bei den Hörnern packen\bull calf Bullenkalb nt, Stierkalb nt* * *I [bʊl]1. n2) (= male of elephant, whale etc) Bulle mbull calf — Bullenkalb nt
2. vi (ST EX)auf Hausse spekulieren3. vt (ST EX)stocks, shares hochtreiben IIn (ECCL)Bulle f* * *bull1 [bʊl]A s1. ZOOL Bulle m, (Zucht)Stier m:take the bull by the horns den Stier bei den Hörnern packen oder fassen;like a bull in a china shop wie ein Elefant im Porzellanladen2. (Elefanten-, Elch-, Wal- etc) Bulle m, Männchen n (großer Säugetiere):4. WIRTSCH Bull m, Haussier m, Haussespekulant m:buy a bull → C 35. US sl Bulle m (Polizist)B v/t1. WIRTSCHa) die Preise für etwas in die Höhe treibenb) die Kurse in die Höhe treiben2. bull one’s way through the crowd sich durch die Menge (hindurch)kämpfenC v/i1. den Stier annehmen (Kuh)2. WIRTSCH auf Hausse spekulieren3. im Preis steigenD adj WIRTSCHa) steigend (Preise)b) Hausse…:bull market Hausse f;bull operation Haussespekulation fbull2 [bʊl] s (päpstliche) Bullebull3 [bʊl] s komisch wirkende logische Ungereimtheitbull4 [bʊl] s umg Quatsch m:a) plaudern, plauschen,b) quatschen,c) angeben, große Töne spucken (beide pej)* * *noun1) Bulle, der; (for bullfight) Stier, derlike a bull in a china shop — (fig.) wie ein Elefant im Porzellanladen
take the bull by the horns — (fig.) den Stier bei den Hörnern fassen od. packen
2) (whale, elephant) Bulle, der* * *n.Bulle -n m.Stier -e m. -
3 bull
[bʊl] n2) (male elephant, walrus) Bulle m;a \bull of a man ein Bulle m von Mannthat's a bunch of \bull das ist doch alles Quatsch ( fam)PHRASES:like a \bull in a china shop wie ein Elefant im Porzellanladen;like a \bull at a gate wie ein wild gewordener Stier [o ein Wilder];to take the \bull by the horns den Stier bei den Hörnern packen;to be [like] a red rag to a \bull [wie] ein rotes Tuch sein nmodifier (elephant, moose, whale) -bulle m;he \bulled through the crowd er drängte sich rücksichtslos durch die Menge
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