grunt

1. noun

Grunzen, das

give a grunt — grunzen

2. intransitive verb

grunzen

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1. verb

1) (to make a low, rough sound: The pigs grunted when the farmer brought their food.) grunzen

2) ((of people) to say in a way that sounds like grunting: He grunted that he was too busy to talk to me.) brummen

2. noun

(a low, rough sound: a grunt of disapproval.) das Grunzen

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grunt

[grʌnt]

I. n

1. (snorting sound) Grunzen nt kein pl; (groan) Ächzen nt kein pl

to give a \grunt grunzen

2. AM (fam: low-ranking soldier) gemeiner Soldat/gemeine Soldatin

3. AM (fam: unskilled worker) Hilfsarbeiter(in) m(f)

II. vi grunzen; (groan) ächzen

to \grunt with pain vor Schmerz aufseufzen

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[grʌnt]

1. n

1) (of animal, person) Grunzen nt no pl; (of pain, in exertion) Ächzen nt no pl, Ächzer m (inf)

to give a grunt — grunzen (of vor +dat ), ächzen (of vor +dat )

2) (US inf) kleiner Angestellter, kleine Angestellte; (= dogsbody) Mädchen nt für alles (inf)

2. vi

(animal, person) grunzen; (with pain, exertion) ächzen, aufseufzen; (in irritation) knurren

3. vt

reply brummen, knurren

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grunt [ɡrʌnt]

A v/i

1. grunzen (Schwein, auch Person)

2. fig murren, brummen (beide:

at über akk)

3. fig ächzen, stöhnen (beide:

with vor dat)

B v/t oft grunt out etwas grunzen, murren, brummen

C s

1. Grunzen n:

give a grunt (of agreement) (zustimmend) grunzen

2. fig Ächzen n, Stöhnen n:

give a grunt ächzen, stöhnen (beide:

of vor dat)

3. FISCH (ein) Knurrfisch m

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1. noun

Grunzen, das

give a grunt — grunzen

2. intransitive verb

grunzen

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v.

grunzen v.