cow

cow
I noun
1) Kuh, die

till the cows come home — (fig. coll.) bis in alle Ewigkeit (ugs.)

2) (sl. derog.): (woman) Kuh, die (salopp abwertend)
II transitive verb
einschüchtern

cow somebody into submission — jemanden so einschüchtern, dass er sich unterordnet

* * *
I noun
1) (the female of cattle used for giving milk: He has ten cows and a bull.) die Kuh
2) (the female of certain other animals eg the elephant, whale.) die Kuh
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- cowherd
- cowhide
II verb
(to subdue or control through fear: The pupil was cowed by the headmaster's harsh words.) einschüchtern
* * *
cow1
[kaʊ]
n
1. (female ox) Kuh f
a herd of \cows eine Kuhherde
2. (female mammal) Weibchen nt
elephant \cow Elefantenkuh f
3. BRIT (pej sl: stupid woman) Kuh f pej
stupid \cow dumme Kuh pej; AM (pej fam: fat woman) Fettsack m
4. AUS (fam: unpleasant thing)
it's been a \cow of a day das war ein blöder Tag
a \cow of a job ein Mistjob m pej fam
a \cow of a trip eine furchtbare Reise
a fair \cow eine echte Dreckarbeit fam
5.
until/till the \cows come home bis in alle Ewigkeit
to have a \cow AM (fam) ausrasten fam
cow2
[kaʊ]
vt
to \cow sb jdn einschüchtern
to be \cowed by sb/sth durch jdn/etw eingeschüchtert werden
they refused to be \cowed into submission by the army sie ließen sich von den Militärkräften nicht in die Knie zwingen
* * *
I [kaʊ]
n
1) Kuh f

a cow elephant — eine Elefantenkuh

till the cows come home (fig inf) — bis in alle Ewigkeit (inf)

you'll be waiting till the cows come home (fig inf)da kannst du warten, bis du schwarz wirst (inf)

to have a cow ( US inf ) — die Fassung verlieren, sich aufregen

2) (pej inf: woman stupid) Kuh f (inf); (nasty) gemeine Ziege (inf)

cheeky/lazy/nosey cow! — freches/faules/neugieriges Stück! (inf)

II
vt
person, animal einschüchtern, verschüchtern

she had a cowed look about her — sie machte einen eingeschüchterten or verschüchterten Eindruck

to cow sb into submission — jdn (durch Einschüchterung) gefügig machen

* * *
cow1 [kaʊ] pl cows, obs kine [kaın] s ZOOL
1. Kuh f (auch fig sl pej):
till the cows come home umg bis in alle Ewigkeit;
have a cow bes US umg Zustände kriegen
2. Kuh f, Weibchen n (besonders des Elefanten, Wals)
cow2 [kaʊ] v/t einschüchtern:
cow sb into jemanden durch Einschüchterung bringen zu;
cow sb into doing sth jemanden so einschüchtern, dass er etwas tut
* * *
I noun
1) Kuh, die

till the cows come home — (fig. coll.) bis in alle Ewigkeit (ugs.)

2) (sl. derog.): (woman) Kuh, die (salopp abwertend)
II transitive verb
einschüchtern

cow somebody into submission — jemanden so einschüchtern, dass er sich unterordnet

* * *
n.
Kuh ¨-e f.

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