grouse

grouse
I noun
1) pl. same Raufußhuhn, das

[red] grouse — (Brit.) Schottisches Moorschneehuhn

2) no pl. (as food) Waldhuhn, das; schottisches Moorhuhn
II 1.
(coll.)intransitive verb meckern (ugs.) (about über + Akk.)
2. noun
Meckerei, die (ugs.)
* * *
plural; see grouse I
* * *
grouse1
[graʊs]
I. n
<pl ->
Raufußhuhn nt
black \grouse Birkhuhn nt
red \grouse [Schottisches] Moorschneehuhn
II. n modifier
\grouse season Jagdzeit f für Moorhühner
\grouse shooting Moorhuhnjagd f
grouse2
[graʊs]
(fam)
I. n Nörgelei f pej, Klage f
his biggest \grouse is about ... er meckert oft und gerne über +akk ... fam
II. vi nörgeln, meckern fam, mosern DIAL fam
everyone is grousing about the new boss über den neuen Chef wird nur gemeckert
to \grouse at sb jdn anmeckern pej fam
to \grouse to sb sich akk bei jdm beklagen
to \grouse to sb about sth/sb sich akk bei jdm über etw/jdn auslassen
* * *
I [graʊs]
n pl -
Waldhuhn nt, Raufußhuhn nt; (= red grouse) Schottisches Moor(schnee)huhn

grouse shooting — Moorhuhnjagd f

II (Brit inf)
1. n
(= complaint) Klage f

to have a good grouse — sich ausschimpfen (inf)

2. vi
schimpfen, meckern (inf) (about über +acc)
* * *
grouse1 [ɡraʊs] pl grouse s ORN
1. Raufuß-, Waldhuhn n
2. Schottisches Moorhuhn
grouse2 [ɡraʊs] umg
A v/i (about) meckern (über akk, gegen), nörgeln (an dat, über akk)
B s Nörgelei f, Gemecker n
* * *
I noun
1) pl. same Raufußhuhn, das

[red] grouse — (Brit.) Schottisches Moorschneehuhn

2) no pl. (as food) Waldhuhn, das; schottisches Moorhuhn
II 1.
(coll.)intransitive verb meckern (ugs.) (about über + Akk.)
2. noun
Meckerei, die (ugs.)
* * *
v.
meckern v.
nörgeln v.

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