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bully

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbʊli/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbʊli/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bŏŏlē)

Inflections of 'bully' (n): npl: bullies
Inflections of 'bully' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
bullies
v 3rd person singular
bullying
v pres p
bullied
v past
bullied
v past p

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
bully n (person: intimidates another)bravucón, bravucona nm, nf
  matón, matona nm, nf
  (ES)abusón, abusona nm, nf
 Harold's boss is a bully, always making his subordinates do things like get his coffee and lunch.
 El jefe de Harold es un bravucón que siempre les está ordenando a sus subordinados que hagan cosas como traerle café y el almuerzo.
bully [sb] vtr (intimidate)intimidar a vtr + prep
  amedrentar a, atemorizar a vtr + prep
  hacerle bullying a loc verb + prep
 I hate when big children bully the small ones by pushing them around and making fun of them.
 Odio cuando los chicos más grandes intimidan a los más chicos mandonéandolos y burlándose de ellos.
bully [sb] into [sth] vtr + prep (force using threats)amenazar a alguien para que haga algo loc verb
  intimidar a alguien para que haga algo loc verb
  hacerle bullying a alguien para que haga algo loc verb
 Greg didn't want to shoplift, but his classmates bullied him into it.
 Greg no quería, pero sus compañeros lo amenazaron para que robara la tienda.
bully [sb] into doing [sth] v expr (force using threats)amenazar a alguien para que haga algo loc verb
  intimidar a alguien para que haga algo loc verb
  hacerle bullying a alguien para que haga algo loc verb
 A group of older girls bullied Lea into handing over her lunch money.
 Un grupo de niñas más grandes amenazó a Lea para que entregara el dinero de su almuerzo.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
bully adj dated, informal (jolly)grandioso/a adj
 We went for a picnic in the park and had a bully good time.
 Hicimos un picnic en el parque y tuvimos un día grandioso.
bully adj mainly US, informal (very good)excelente adj mf
  muy bueno loc adj
bully n NZ (fish) (voz inglesa)bully nm
 The bully is a relatively small fish that's unique to New Zealand.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
bully off vi phrasal (hockey game: start) (hockey)sacar, empezar el partido vi
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
bully beef n (canned beef)carne enlatada nf + adj
  carne en conserva nf + loc adj
bully for [sb] interj dated, informal, ironic (good for you, him, etc.)bien por loc interj
bully pulpit n US (position of public visibility) (figurado)púlpito nm
  visibilidad nf
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Collocations: well, bully for you!, a bully [idea, situation, conclusion], a bully pulpit, more...

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