B2interjection · rare

bully

так тримати, молодець!, браво!

молодец, так держать

Weiter so!, Gut gemacht!, Bravo!

Well done; often sarcastic in modern useWell done; often sarcastic in modern use.

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UK/ˈbɵlɪj/US/ˈbʊli/

» Go and beat up that bully.

Иди и наваляй этому хулигану. — odexed

Іди і побий цього хулігана. — Anjy

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Meaning

1 senses

(often)Well done; often sarcastic in modern use.
Bully, she's finally asked for that promotion!

Examples

459 sentences

Go and beat up that bully.
Іди і побий цього хулігана. — Anjy
ruИди и наваляй этому хулигану. — odexed
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Tom gets bullied all the time.
Тома постійно цькують. — deniko
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Tom has been getting bullied at school.
Тома цькують у школі. — deniko
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Tom is being bullied by Mary.
Мері цькує Тома. — deniko
ruМэри задирает Тома. — Karok
deTom wird von Maria schikaniert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Tom was bullied by the other boys.
Інші хлопці цькували Тома. — deniko
deTom wurde von den anderen Jungen geärgert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Origin

From 1530, as a term of endearment, probably a diminutive ( + -y) of Dutch boel (“lover; b

From 1530, as a term of endearment, probably a diminutive ( + -y) of Dutch boel (“lover; brother”), from Middle Dutch boel, boele (“brother; lover”), from Old Dutch *buolo, from Proto-Germanic *bōlô (compare Middle Low German bôle (“brother”), Middle High German buole (“brother; close relative; close relation”) (whence German Buhle (“lover”)), Old English Bōla, Bōlla (personal name), diminutive of expressive *bō- (“brother, father”). Compare also Latvian bālinš (“brother”). More at boy.

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