hooligan
A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or…A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.
» Are you talking about that hooligan?
Ты об этом хулигане? — marafon
Ты говоришь об этом хулигане? — marafon
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3 senses(attributive, informal)A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.
Hooligan, Raufbold, Randalierer
хулига́нxuligán, хулига́нкаxuligánka, дебоши́рdebošír
хуліга́нxulihán, хуліга́нкаxulihánka
(US, slang)A member of the United States Coast Guard.
A type of fish, an anadromous smelt, Thaleichthys pacificus, found in the North Pacific.
- a cruel and brutal fellow
Examples
12 sentencesAre you talking about that hooligan?
ruТы об этом хулигане? — marafon
The hooligans have been banned from matches.
deDen Hooligans wurde Stadionverbot erteilt. — Esperantostern
Many policemen aren't better than football hooligans.
What makes you think he's not a hooligan?
In his youth, my dad was a hooligan.
ruВ молодости мой папа был хулиганом. — Wezel
deIn seiner Jugend war mein Vater ein Hooligan. — Naina
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Chinook Jargon ulakan, from Clatsop Chinook, with spelling and pronunciatiBorrowed from Chinook Jargon ulakan, from Clatsop Chinook, with spelling and pronunciation influenced by the preceding.
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Forms
plural: hooligans / hooliganSynonyms
75 synonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular