bully

ˈbʊli
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Translation of bully into German,

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Verb

tr.
1.

behavior

intimidate someone using strength or power
  • He would often bully his classmates at school.Er schikanierte oft seine Mitschüler in der Schule.
2.

coerce

use threats to make someone do something
nötigen drangsalieren
  • They tried to bully him into signing the contract.Sie versuchten, ihn zur Unterschrift zu nötigen.

Noun

1.

intimidation

person who uses strength to intimidate others
  • The bully made everyone in class feel scared.Der Tyrann machte allen in der Klasse Angst.
2.

behavior

noisy person who is threatening and quarrelsome
  • The bully at the bar picked fights with everyone.Der Rüpel in der Bar legte sich mit jedem an.

Adjective

1.

high quality

DatedUS
excellent, first-rate
DatedUS
  • That was a bully performance by the team!Das war eine erstklassige Leistung des Teams!
2.

personality

DatedUK
jovial and full of energy
DatedUK
  • He was in a bully mood at the party.Er war auf der Party in einer ausgelassenen Stimmung.
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Expressions with bully: examples in English and translations in German

zwingen
drängen
He bullied her into doing his homework for him..
jemanden zu etwas drängen
jemanden nötigen zu
They tried to bully him into quitting his job.
aggressive Taktiken
The company used bully boy tactics to force smaller competitors out of the market.
Bühne der Macht
Rednerplattform
The president used the bully pulpit to address the nation.
Schikane
Einschüchterungstaktiken
The manager's bully tactics created a hostile work environment.
He's a flat-track bully, thriving only in simple projects.

Synonyms and analogies of bully in English

Examples of bully in a sentence

  • Online trolls often bully others on social media.
  • She bullied her classmates into doing her homework.
  • The manager bullied the team into working overtime.
  • The bully was finally confronted by his peers.
  • Teachers intervened to stop the bully's actions.
  • The bully in the playground scared the kids.

Translations of "bully" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
derTyrannnm.

Everyone knew the bully would eventually get what was coming to him.

Jeder wusste, dass der Tyrann irgendwann seine gerechte Strafe bekommen würde.

derRüpelnm.

The bully called him specky four-eyes, but his friends defended him immediately.

Der Rüpel nannte ihn Brillenschlange, aber seine Freunde verteidigten ihn sofort.

derSchlägernm.

The bully liked to give smaller kids a good going-over after school.

Der Schläger prügelte nach der Schule gern kleinere Kinder windelweich.

Verb
schikanierenv.

Teachers must intervene when students attempt to bully their peers.

Lehrer müssen eingreifen, wenn Schüler versuchen, ihre Mitschüler zu schikanieren.

mobbenv.

Parents must call their children to account when they bully classmates.

Eltern müssen ihre Kinder zur Rechenschaft ziehen, wenn sie Mitschüler mobben.

tyrannisierenv.

He tends to bully his classmates during group projects, which makes collaboration difficult.

Er neigt dazu, seine Mitschüler bei Gruppenprojekten zu tyrannisieren, was die Zusammenarbeit erschwert.

dasBullynn.

Do not joke with the bully if you are considerably hurt.

Mach keine Witze mit dem Bully, wenn du dich verletzt fühlst.

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bully: Examples and translations in context

His feared reputation as a bully kept younger kids at bay.

Sein gefürchteter Ruf als Tyrann hielt jüngere Kinder auf Abstand.

They looked the other way while the bully tormented the younger students daily.

Sie schauten weg, während der Tyrann die jüngeren Schüler täglich quälte.

The bully tried to cow his classmates into silence with threatening looks.

Der Tyrann versuchte, seine Mitschüler mit drohenden Blicken einzuschüchtern.

Nobody wanted to rat out the bully, even after the principal asked repeatedly.

Niemand wollte den Tyrannen verraten, obwohl der Direktor mehrmals nachfragte.

The worm has turned, and the bully now finds himself completely isolated.

Das Blatt hat sich gewendet, und der Tyrann steht nun völlig isoliert da.

When the bully mocked her friend again, she finally let them have it.

Als der Tyrann ihre Freundin wieder verspottete, hat sie es ihm endlich gezeigt.

The defenseless child cried out for help as the bully approached.

Das wehrlose Kind rief um Hilfe, als sich der Tyrann näherte.

The loathsome behavior of the bully made school life miserable for many.

Das widerliche Verhalten des Tyrannen machte das Schulleben für viele unerträglich.

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