beef

beef
1. noun
1) no pl. Rind[fleisch], das
2) no pl. (coll.): (muscles) Muskeln

have plenty of beef — sehr muskulös sein

3) usu. in pl. beeves [bi:vz] or (Amer.) beefs (ox) Mastrind, das
4) pl. beefs (coll.): (complaint) Meckerei, die (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
(coll.)

beef up — stärken

3. intransitive verb
(coll.) meckern (ugs.) (about über + Akk.)
* * *
[bi:f]
noun
(the flesh of a bull, cow or ox, used as food.) das Rindfleisch
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beef
[bi:f]
I. n no pl
1. (meat) Rindfleisch nt
minced [or AM ground] \beef Rinderhack[fleisch] nt, ÖSTERR meist faschiertes Rindfleisch, Rindshackfleisch nt SCHWEIZ
roast \beef Roastbeef nt
2. (forcefulness, vigour) [Muskel]kraft f, Mumm m fam, Schmalz nt hum fam; (fig)
the government report didn't have much \beef in it dem Regierungsbericht fehlte es an Biss
3. (complaint) Beschwerde f, Meckerei f pej fam
my main \beef about the job is that ... an der Arbeit passt mir vor allem nicht, dass ...
II. vi nörgeln pej, meckern pej fam
▪ to \beef about sth sich akk über etw akk beschweren
* * *
[biːf]
1. n
1) (= meat) Rindfleisch nt
2) (inf: flesh) Speck m (pej); (= muscles) Muskeln pl

to have plenty of beef — jede Menge Bizeps haben (inf)

you'd better get rid of some of this beef — du musst ein bisschen abspecken (inf)

3)

what's his beef? (inf) — was hat er zu meckern? (inf)

2. vi
(inf: complain) meckern (inf) (about über +acc)

what are you beefing about? — was hast du zu meckern? (inf)

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beef [biːf]
A s
1. pl beeves [biːvz] Mastbulle m, -ochse m, -rind n
2. Rindfleisch n
3. umg
a) Fleisch n (am Menschen)
b) Muskeln pl
c) (Muskel)Kraft f:
put some beef into it! fig streng dich ein bisschen an!
4. pl beefs umg Nörgelei f
B v/i umg meckern, nörgeln (beide:
about über akk)
C v/t beef up umg Streitkräfte etc verstärken, Zahlungen etc erhöhen, ein Programm etc aufmotzen umg
* * *
1. noun
1) no pl. Rind[fleisch], das
2) no pl. (coll.): (muscles) Muskeln

have plenty of beef — sehr muskulös sein

3) usu. in pl. beeves [bi:vz] or (Amer.) beefs (ox) Mastrind, das
4) pl. beefs (coll.): (complaint) Meckerei, die (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
(coll.)

beef up — stärken

3. intransitive verb
(coll.) meckern (ugs.) (about über + Akk.)
* * *
n.
Rindfleisch n.

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