beast

beast
noun
Tier, das; (ferocious, wild) Bestie, die; (fig.): (brutal person) roher, brutaler Mensch; Bestie, die (abwertend); (disliked person) Scheusal, das (abwertend)

it was a beast of a winter — das war ein scheußlicher Winter

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[bi:st]
1) (a four-footed (especially large) animal: beasts of the jungle.) das (wilde) Tier
2) (a cruel, brutal person.) die Bestie
3) (an unpleasant person: Arthur is a beast for refusing to come!) das Biest
- academic.ru/6038/beastly">beastly
- beastliness
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beast
[bi:st]
n
1. (animal) Tier nt
\beast of burden (liter) Lasttier nt
the king of the \beasts der König der Tiere
2. (fam: nasty person) Biest nt pej fam, Ekel nt pej fam; (cruel person) Bestie f pej
to be a \beast to sb zu jdm biestig sein fam
to bring out the \beast in sb das Tier in jdm zum Vorschein bringen
a \beast of a day BRIT ein scheußlicher Tag
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[biːst]
n
1) Tier nt
2) (inf: person) Biest nt, Ekel nt

don't be a beast! — sei nicht so eklig!

that beast of a brother-in-law this (problem) is a beast, it's a beast (of a problem) — dieser fiese Schwager (inf) das (Problem) hats in sich (inf)

a good thriller is a rare beast indeed — ein guter Krimi ist wirklich eine Seltenheit

TV films are a different beast (from movies) — Fernsehfilme sind etwas ganz anderes (als Kinofilme)

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beast [biːst] s
1. (besonders vierfüßiges) Tier:
beast of burden Lasttier;
beasts of the forest Waldtiere
2. (wildes) Tier, Bestie f:
beast of prey Raubtier;
the beast (with)in us das Tier(ische) in uns
3. AGR Vieh n, besonders Mastvieh n
4. fig
a) brutaler Mensch, Rohling m, Bestie f, Vieh n
b) umg Biest n, Ekel n (beide pej)
5. umg (etwas) Scheußliches:
a beast of a day ein scheußlicher Tag;
a beast of a job eine ekelhafte Arbeit
6. the Beast REL das Tier, der Antichrist
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noun
Tier, das; (ferocious, wild) Bestie, die; (fig.): (brutal person) roher, brutaler Mensch; Bestie, die (abwertend); (disliked person) Scheusal, das (abwertend)

it was a beast of a winter — das war ein scheußlicher Winter

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n.
Bestie -n f.
Biest -er n.
Tier -e n.
Untier -e n.

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