bully

bullo, prepotente

Persona che ferisce, spaventa o maltratta apposta gli altri, soprattutto chi fatica a difendersi.

In inglese semplice: Someone who deliberately hurts, frightens, or treats other people badly, especially people who cannot easily defend themselves.

• That boy is a bully.
• The teacher stopped the bullies from hurting him.
• She stood up to the office bully.

Sinonimi: tormentor

Espressioni comuni: a school bully, a playground bully, a workplace bully

scagnozzo

Persona pagata per intimidire o aggredire altre persone.

In inglese semplice: Someone paid to frighten or attack other people.

• He hired a bully to threaten us.
• Two bullies guarded the landlord’s door.
• The merchant paid a bully to collect his debts.

Sinonimi: thug, enforcer

Espressioni comuni: a hired bully, employ a bully

carne in scatola

Carne bovina conservata con sale e solitamente venduta in scatola.

In inglese semplice: Beef preserved with salt and usually sold in a tin.

• They ate bully beef with bread.
• The soldiers carried tins of bully.
• There was only bully beef left for supper.

Sinonimi: corned beef

Espressioni comuni: bully beef, tinned bully

intimidire, bullizzare

Ferire o spaventare qualcuno apposta, soprattutto se è più debole.

In inglese semplice: To deliberately hurt or frighten someone, especially someone weaker than you.

• Do not bully your little brother.
• The older children bullied her at school.
• He refused to be bullied into silence.

Come si usa: bully someone into doing something (They bullied him into giving them his money.)

Sinonimi: intimidate, harass

Espressioni comuni: bully someone, bully someone into something

ottimo, splendido

Molto buono o eccellente.

In inglese semplice: Very good or excellent.

• That is a bully idea!
• We had a bully time at the fair.
• He thought it was a bully little boat.

Sinonimi: excellent, splendid

Contrari: terrible

Espressioni comuni: a bully idea, a bully time, a bully fellow

bravo, buon per te

Si usa per lodare qualcuno, oppure con ironia per qualcosa che non si trova impressionante.

In inglese semplice: Used to praise someone, or to pretend to praise something you do not find impressive.

• You won? Bully for you!
• Bully! We have finished the job at last.
• So you bought a bigger car. Bully for you.

Sinonimi: bravo, well done

Espressioni comuni: bully for you, bully for him