rant

toben, schimpfen

Lange wütend reden, oft laut und ohne sich zu beherrschen.

In einfachem Englisch: To speak angrily for a long time, often loudly and without control.

• He started to rant and shout.
• She ranted at us until her face turned red.
• Why are you ranting about a tiny mistake?

So benutzt man es: rant at someone (He ranted at the staff for several minutes.); rant about something (She ranted about the delay all the way home.)

Synonyme: rage, rave

Häufige Wendungen: rant and rave, rant at someone

herumschwadronieren, schimpfen

Die eigene Meinung ausführlich und nachdrücklich äußern und andere Ansichten kaum beachten.

In einfachem Englisch: To express your opinions at length and forcefully, giving little attention to other views.

• He loves to rant about politics.
• She ranted online about her boss again.
• I stopped listening when he began ranting about young people.

So benutzt man es: rant about something (He ranted about office rules throughout lunch.); rant on about something (She ranted on about the state of modern music.)

Synonyme: hold forth, go on

Häufige Wendungen: rant about something, rant on

wettern, schimpfen

Jemanden oder etwas in einer langen, wütenden Rede kritisieren.

In einfachem Englisch: To criticize someone or something in a long, angry speech.

• She ranted against the new rules.
• He ranted about the company’s poor service.
• The speaker ranted against everyone who had opposed him.

So benutzt man es: rant against someone/something (He ranted against the council’s decision.)

Synonyme: rail, inveigh

Gegenteile: praise

Häufige Wendungen: rant against something, rant about someone

traditionelle Tanzschritte tanzen

Traditionelle Tanzschritte ausführen, oft mit Holzschuhen.

In einfachem Englisch: To perform traditional dance steps, often wearing wooden shoes.

• The dancers began to rant.
• They ranted in clogs across the wooden floor.
• She learned to rant to traditional music.

Häufige Wendungen: rant in clogs, rant to music

Schimpftirade, Tirade

Eine lange, wütende Rede, in der jemand oder etwas kritisiert wird.

In einfachem Englisch: A long, angry speech criticizing someone or something.

• His rant criticized the whole company.
• She delivered a furious rant about the service.
• Another rant against the government appeared on his blog.

So benutzt man es: rant about someone/something (She launched into a rant about her landlord.); rant against someone/something (His rant against the policy lasted ten minutes.)

Synonyme: tirade, diatribe

Häufige Wendungen: rant about something, rant against something, angry rant

Tirade, Redeschwall

Eine lange, unkontrollierte Rede voller starker Gefühle, der man manchmal schwer folgen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: A long, uncontrolled speech full of strong feelings that may be difficult to follow.

• His speech became an emotional rant.
• Nobody could follow her wild rant.
• The recording captured a long, rambling rant about everything that had happened.

Synonyme: outburst, tirade

Häufige Wendungen: emotional rant, incoherent rant, long rant

traditioneller Tanzschritt

Ein traditioneller Tanzschritt aus Nordengland, der oft in Holzschuhen ausgeführt wird.

In einfachem Englisch: A traditional dance step, often performed in wooden shoes in northern England.

• The dancer demonstrated a rant.
• They practiced the rant in wooden clogs.
• This dance includes several lively rants.

Häufige Wendungen: morris rant, traditional rant, rant step