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Engelsk navneord: bull

1. bull (om dyr) uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle


Mindre specifikke termerBos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen


Mere specifikke termerbullock


Omfatter disse specifikke termerhorn

2. bull (om person) a large and strong and heavyset man


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHe was a bull of a man.
A thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)bruiser, Samson, strapper


Mindre specifikke termeradult male, man

3. bull (om kommunikation) obscene words for unacceptable behavior


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningI put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk.
What he said was mostly bull.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)bullshit, crap, dogshit, horseshit, Irish bull, shit


Mindre specifikke termerbuncombe, bunk, bunkum, guff, hogwash, rot


Overordnet anvendelsedirty word, filth, obscenity, smut, vulgarism

4. bull (om handling) a serious and ludicrous blunder


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHe made a bad bull of the assignment.


Mindre specifikke termerbloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall

5. bull (om person) uncomplimentary terms for a policeman


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)cop, copper, fuzz, pig


Mindre specifikke termerofficer, police officer, policeman


Overordnet anvendelsecolloquialism

6. bull (om person) an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later


Mindre specifikke termerinvestor


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)bear

7. Bull (om person) (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)Taurus


Mindre specifikke termerindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul


Overordnet emneområdeastrology, star divination

8. Bull (om sted) the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)Taurus, Taurus the Bull


Eksempler på forekomster af mindre specifikke termerhouse, mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign

9. bull (om sted) the center of a target


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)bull's eye


Mindre specifikke termercenter, centre, midpoint


Omfatter disse overordnede termermark, target

10. bull (om kommunikation) a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)papal bull


Mindre specifikke termerdecree, edict, fiat, order, rescript

11. bull (om dyr) mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle


Mindre specifikke termereutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal


Engelsk udsagnsord: bull

1. bull (om adfærd) push or force


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHe bulled through his demands.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)bull through


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s


Mindre specifikke termerbear on, push

2. bull (om forhold) try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something


Mindre specifikke termerjob, speculate


Udsagnsord med lignende betydningbull


Overordnet emneområdeinvesting, investment

3. bull (om kommunikation) speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)bullshit, fake, talk through one's hat


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s.
Somebody ----s on something


Mindre specifikke termeraffect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham

4. bull (om ændring) advance in price


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningStocks were bulling.


AnvendelsesmønsterSomething ----s


Mindre specifikke termerclimb, go up, rise


Udsagnsord med lignende betydningbull









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