bunch

Bündel, Strauß, Traube

Dinge, die dicht beieinander wachsen oder zusammengehalten werden.

In einfachem Englisch: A group of things growing close together or held together.

• She bought a bunch of bananas.
• There are two bunches of grapes left.
• He dropped his bunch of keys.

So benutzt man es: a bunch of something (He carried a bunch of red flowers.)

Synonyme: cluster, bundle

Häufige Wendungen: bunch of grapes, bunch of flowers, bunch of keys

eine Menge, viele

Eine große Anzahl von Menschen oder Dingen.

In einfachem Englisch: A large number of people or things.

• I bought a bunch of books.
• A whole bunch of people called today.
• We tried a bunch of times.

So benutzt man es: a bunch of plural noun (A bunch of students came early.)

Synonyme: lots, a lot

Häufige Wendungen: a bunch of, whole bunch, bunch of people, bunch of trouble

Gruppe, Clique

Eine Gruppe von Freunden oder Menschen, die Zeit miteinander verbringen.

In einfachem Englisch: A group of friends or people who spend time together.

• They are a friendly bunch.
• She still meets the same bunch every Friday.
• What a lively bunch you all are!

Synonyme: group, crowd, gang

Häufige Wendungen: friendly bunch, same bunch, lively bunch

bündeln, zusammenrücken

Dinge dicht zusammenbringen oder sich eng nebeneinander sammeln.

In einfachem Englisch: To bring things together into a close group, or to move close together.

• Bunch the flowers together.
• The runners bunched up near the finish.
• My shirt keeps bunching under this jacket.

So benutzt man es: bunch something together (Bunch the stems together and tie them.); bunch up (The fabric bunches up around my waist.)

Synonyme: gather, cluster

Gegenteile: spread

Häufige Wendungen: bunch together, bunch up, bunch the flowers