bully boy in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for bully boy in the English»Italian Dictionary

bully boy [Brit, Am ˈbʊli ˌbɔɪ] N inf, pej

bully boy (aggressive male)

duro m / dura f

bully boy (aggressive male)

prepotente mf

bully boy (paid)

scagnozzo m

bully boy (paid)

tirapiedi m before n

bully boy tactics

manovre d'intimidazione

Translations for bully boy in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ] N

1. boy:

boy (child)

bambino m

boy (teenager, young male)

ragazzo m

a boy's bike

una bicicletta da bambino

the boys' toilet

i bagni dei maschi

come here boy!

vieni qui ragazzo!

be polite boys!

comportatevi bene ragazzi!

when I was a boy

quando ero ragazzo, bambino

the big boys

i ragazzi grandi

a new boy SCHOOL

un ragazzo nuovo, un bambino nuovo, uno nuovo

there's a good boy!

bravo!

look boys and girls

guardate ragazzi

boys will be boys!

i ragazzi sono ragazzi! sono solo ragazzi!

2. boy before n (young):

boy detective, genius

piccolo detective, genio

boy soprano

voce bianca di soprano

3. boy (son):

boy

figlio m (maschio)

the Smith boy

il figlio degli Smith

4. boy Brit (man):

boy inf

ragazzo m

boy inf

tipo m

to be a local boy

essere uno del posto

to be one of the boys

fare parte del gruppo

to have a drink with the boys

bere un bicchiere con i compagni, gli amici, i colleghi

an old boy SCHOOL

un ex allievo

an old boy (old man)

un vecchio

the old boy inf

il vecchio

how are you old boy?

come va vecchio mio?

my dear boy

mio caro (ragazzo), caro mio

5. boy (colonial servant):

boy offens, dated

boy m

6. boy (male animal):

down boy!

giù! buono!

easy boy!

calmo! buono!

7. boy Am (black man):

boy inf, offens

negro m

II.boys N

boys npl inf (experts, soldiers):

boys

ragazzi m

the legal boys

i ragazzi della sezione giuridica

our brave boys at the front

i nostri coraggiosi ragazzi al fronte

III.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ] INTERJ inf

boy, it's cold here!

accidenti! che freddo fa qui!

boy oh boy, was I scared!

sapessi, caro mio, com'ero spaventato!

IV.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ]

to sort out the men from the boys inf

decidere chi sono i veri uomini

the boys in blue Brit inf

i poliziotti

the boys uptown Am inf

i pezzi grossi

I.bully¹ [Brit ˈbʊli, Am ˈbʊli] N

bully (child)

prepotente mf

bully (child)

bullo m / bulla f

bully (adult)

prepotente mf

bully (adult)

tiranno m / tiranna f

bully (adult)

bullo m / bulla f

the class bully

il bullo della classe

II.bully¹ [Brit ˈbʊli, Am ˈbʊli] VB trans

bully person, child:

maltrattare, angariare

bully country:

intimidire, intimorire

to bully sb into doing

costringere qn a fare, intimare a qn di fare

I won't be bullied!

non mi lascerò intimidire!

III.bully¹ [Brit ˈbʊli, Am ˈbʊli] VB intr

bully

fare il prepotente

bully² [Brit ˈbʊli, Am ˈbʊli] ADJ inf, arch

bully

magnifico

bully for you!

buon per te!

bully³ [Brit ˈbʊli, Am ˈbʊli] N

bully MIL inf also bully beef:

also bully beef

carne f in scatola

bully⁴ [Brit ˈbʊli, Am ˈbʊli] VB intr

bully SPORTS (in hockey) → bully off

See also bully off

bully off VB [ˈbʊli -] SPORTS

bully off (in hockey)

dare inizio al gioco, mettere in gioco

bully boy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bully boy in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.boy [bɔɪ] N

1. boy (child):

boy

bambino m

2. boy (young man):

boy

ragazzo m

country/city boy

ragazzo di campagna/città

3. boy (son):

boy

figlio m

4. boy pej (servant):

boy

servo m

5. boy (boyfriend):

boy

ragazzo m

Phrases:

the old boy network

rete di interessi che lega gli ex alunni di una scuola privata

the boys in blue inf

la polizia

boys will be boys

i maschi son fatti così

II.boy [bɔɪ] INTERJ

(oh) boy!

capperi!

I.bully <-ies> [ˈbʊ·li] N (person)

bully

prepotente mf

II.bully <-ie-> [ˈbʊ·li] VB trans

bully

intimidar

to bully sb into doing sth

costringere qu a fare qc

III.bully [ˈbʊ·li] INTERJ inf

bully for you!

ben fatto!

bully for you! iron

bravo!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They have as much right to exercise electoral power as you do, or any of your liberal bully boy orgs.

amanpour.blogs.cnn.com

It smacked of schoolyard bully boy tactics, a first week hazing for the new boy in the class.

www.irishexaminer.com

So to have this sort of public view of him as this uncompromising bully boy, in a way, was not representative of who he was.

www.npr.org

We are infused with a bully boy mentality of truly evil proportions.

www.news24.com

He said it was time the government acted to stop the bully boy tactics of big firms.

www.theregister.co.uk

Exactly what the bully boy will get first prize for each and every time!

theindependent.sg

He has a bully boy mentality and does not know how to hold a civil conversation and resort to use his fist and putty mouth.

www.vanguardngr.com

Horrible bully boy bouncers that basically attacked her.

www.nme.com

He has that bully boy aggressiveness which is publicly visible.

www.dnaindia.com

The bully boy older brother nations up against pesky little countries that occasionally rise above their station, overshadowing their more moneyed and historied counterparts.

www.espncricinfo.com