bully boy in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bully boy in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bully boy N

bully boy

matón m

bully boy

bravucón m

Translations for bully boy in the Spanish»English Dictionary

gorila

bully-boy inf

Translations for bully boy in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.boy [Am bɔɪ, Brit bɔɪ] N

1.1. boy (baby, child):

boy

niño m

boy

chico m

is it a boy or a girl?

¿es niño o niña?

is it a boy or a girl?

¿es varón o nena? esp LatAm

boys will be boys

así son los chicos or los niños

the little boys' room Am euph

el (cuarto de) baño

the little boys' room Am euph

el váter Spain inf

1.2. boy (son):

boy

hijo m

boy

chico m

she has three boys

tiene tres hijos or chicos

she has three boys

tiene tres varones esp LatAm

my oldest boy is 22

mi hijo mayor tiene 22 años

one of the Smith boys

uno de los hijos or chicos de los Smith

1.3. boy (young man):

boy inf

muchacho m

boy inf

chico m

a good old boy Am

un sureño típico

a night out with the boys

una noche de juerga con los muchachos or los chicos

jobs for the boys Brit inf

amiguismo m

the boys in blue Brit inf

la policía

1.4. boy (servant):

boy

criado m

boy

mozo m

2. boy (dog):

boy

perro m

down, boy!

¡sentarse!

II.boy [Am bɔɪ, Brit bɔɪ] INTERJ esp Am inf

boy

¡vaya!

I.bully¹ <pl bullies> [Am ˈbʊli, Brit ˈbʊli] N (thug, tyrant)

bully

matón m / matona f

bully

bravucón m / bravucona f

the class bully

el matón or bravucón de la clase

II.bully¹ <bullies, bullying, bullied> [Am ˈbʊli, Brit ˈbʊli] VB trans

1. bully (in school, the workplace):

bully

acosar

bully

intimidar

bully

matonear LatAm inf

to bully sb into sth she bullied him into doing it

lo acosó hasta que lo hizo

2. bully (in an international or political context):

bully

matonear

bully² [Am ˈbʊli, Brit ˈbʊli] INTERJ

bully for you/him! dated

¡bravo!

bully³ [Am ˈbʊli, Brit ˈbʊli] N U Brit

bully → bully beef

See also bully beef

bully beef N U Brit inf

bully beef

corned beef m (carne de vaca en lata)

bully⁴ <pl bullies> [Am ˈbʊli, Brit ˈbʊli] N (in field hockey)

bully

bully m

bully

salida f

bully boy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bully boy in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.boy [bɔɪ] N

1. boy (child):

boy

niño m

2. boy (young man):

boy

chico m

boy

muchacho m

boy

chamaco(-a) m (f) Mex

boy

pibe m Arg

3. boy (son):

boy

hijo m

boy

chico m

4. boy (servant):

boy

criado m

boy

mozo m

5. boy (boyfriend):

boy

novio m

Phrases:

the old boy network

el amiguismo

the boys in blue inf

la poli

boys will be boys

así son los chicos [o niños]

II.boy [bɔɪ] INTERJ

(oh) boy!

¡vaya!

I.bully [ˈbʊli] -ies -ie- N (person)

bully

matón(-ona) m (f)

II.bully [ˈbʊli] -ies -ie- VB trans

bully

intimidar

to bully sb into doing sth

intimidar a alguien para que haga algo

III.bully [ˈbʊli] -ies -ie- INTERJ inf

bully for you!

¡qué bien!

bully for you! iron

¡bravo!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Bully boy tactics of little finesse and sinister purpose.

theconversation.com

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

www.news24.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

Horrible bully boy bouncers that basically attacked her.

www.nme.com

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

He will not get grown men to do what he requires if he uses bully boy tactics, as all they will do is rebel.

www.edp24.co.uk

That bully boy came into rehab a shadow of himself, it litterally reminded of the skinny kid in the school so bad was he.

www.justarsenal.com

And we don't see a line-up of bully boy ministers touring the electorate.

www.bordermail.com.au

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

amanpour.blogs.cnn.com