hound

hound
1. noun
Jagdhund, der

the [pack of] hounds — (Brit. Hunting) die Meute (Jägerspr.)

2. transitive verb
jagen; (fig.) verfolgen
Phrasal Verbs:
- academic.ru/87928/hound_out">hound out
* * *
1. noun
(a hunting-dog: The fox threw the hounds off the scent and escaped.) der Jagdhund
2. verb
(to pursue or hunt (someone): The film star was constantly hounded by newspaper reporters.) verhetzen
* * *
hound
[haʊnd]
I. n
1. (dog) Hund m; (hunting dog) Jagdhund m
2. (fig: person)
to be an attention \hound immer im Mittelpunkt stehen wollen
to be a publicity \hound publicitysüchtig sein
II. vt
to \hound sb jdn jagen [o hetzen]; (in sports) jdm hinterherjagen
* * *
[haʊnd]
1. n
1) (HUNT) (Jagd)hund m

the hounds lost the scent — die Meute verlor die Spur

to ride to hounds (person)mit der Meute jagen

2) (any dog) Hund m, Tier nt
2. vt
hetzen, jagen

to be hounded — gehetzt sein

to be hounded by the press — von der Presse verfolgt werden

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hound1 [haʊnd]
A s
1. Jagdhund m:
ride to (oder follow the) hounds an einer Parforcejagd (besonders Fuchsjagd) teilnehmen
2. Verfolger(in) (bei einer Schnitzeljagd)
3. pej Hund m, gemeiner Kerl
4. besonders US umg Fanatiker(in), Narr m, Närrin f:
movie hound Kinonarr m
B v/t
1. (besonders mit Hunden, auch fig jemanden) jagen, hetzen, verfolgen:
he is hounded by his creditors seine Gläubiger sitzen ihm im Nacken;
hound down erlegen, zur Strecke bringen;
hound out hinausjagen, vertreiben (beide:
of aus)
2. Hunde hetzen (at auf akk)
3. oft hound on jemanden hetzen, (an)treiben
hound2 [haʊnd] s
1. SCHIFF Mastbacke f
2. pl TECH Seiten-, Diagonalstreben pl (an Fahrzeugen)
* * *
1. noun
Jagdhund, der

the [pack of] hounds — (Brit. Hunting) die Meute (Jägerspr.)

2. transitive verb
jagen; (fig.) verfolgen
Phrasal Verbs:
* * *
n.
Hund -e m.
Jagdhund -e m.

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