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1 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. -
2 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)
См. также в других словарях:
bandy around — ˌbandy a ˈround ˌbandy a ˈbout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they bandy around he/she/it bandies around present participle bandying around … Useful english dictionary
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bandy — 1. adj. (bandier, bandiest) 1 (of the legs) curved so as to be wide apart at the knees. 2 (also bandy legged) (of a person) having bandy legs. Etymology: perh. f. obs. bandy curved stick 2. v.tr. ( ies, ied) 1 (often foll. by about) a pass (a… … Useful english dictionary
bandy — ban|dy1 [ bændi ] verb bandy words to argue, especially when this is a waste of time ,bandy a round or ,bandy a bout phrasal verb transitive to mention something a lot, usually without thinking much about what you are saying: I don t want people… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Bandy — is a winter sport, where a ball is hit with a stick. It shares a common ancestry with ice hockey, in that it likely developed from the informal ball and stick on ice games known collectively as shinny. As such, the game is played outdoors on a… … Wikipedia
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bandy something around — ˌbandy sthaˈbout/aˈround derived usually passive if a name, a word, a story, etc, is bandied about/around, it is mentioned frequently by many people • His name was being bandied about as a future prime minister. Main entry: ↑bandyderived … Useful english dictionary
bandy — 1 adjective bandy legs curve outwards at the knees bandy legged adjective 2 verb bandy words (with) old fashioned to quarrel with someone bandy sth about phrasal verb (T) to mention an idea, name, remark etc several times, especially to impress… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English