hurrah

hurrah
hurray interjection
hurra

hurrah for somebody/something! — jemand/etwas lebe hoch!

hip, hip, hurrah! — hipp, hipp, hurra!

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[hu'rei]
noun, interjection
(a shout of joy, enthusiasm etc: Hurrah! We're getting an extra day's holiday!) hurra!
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hur·rah
[həˈrɑ:]
hur·ray
[həˈreɪ]
I. interj hurra
\hurrah for the Queen/King! ein Hoch der Königin/dem König!
II. n
last \hurrah Schwanengesang m geh, letztes Werk
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[hə'rAː] [hə'reɪ]
interj
hurra

hurrah for the king! — ein Hoch dem König!

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hurrah [hʊˈrɑː; US auch hʊˈrɔː]
A int hurra!:
hurrah for …! hoch …!, es lebe …!, ein Hoch (dat)!
B s Hurra(ruf) n(m):
win hurrahs begeistert aufgenommen werden (from von) (Platte etc);
the last hurrah fig das letzte Hurra, der Schwanengesang
C v/t mit Hurra empfangen, jemanden hochleben lassen, jemandem zujubeln
D v/i hurra rufen
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hurray interjection
hurra

hurrah for somebody/something! — jemand/etwas lebe hoch!

hip, hip, hurrah! — hipp, hipp, hurra!


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