bully boy in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bully boy in the English»French Dictionary

bully boy N

bully boy (aggressive male) inf, pej

dur m

bully boy (paid)

homme m de main

bully boy tactics

manœuvres fpl d'intimidation

Translations for bully boy in the French»English Dictionary

nervi

henchman, bully-boy

Translations for bully boy in the English»French Dictionary

I.bully [Brit ˈbʊli, Am ˈbʊli] N

1. bully:

bully (child)

petite brute f

bully (adult)

tyran m

the class bully

la terreur f de la classe

Phrases:

bully, a. bully beef inf, dated

singe m sl

II.bully [Brit ˈbʊli, Am ˈbʊli] ADJ inf, dated

bully

épatant

III.bully [Brit ˈbʊli, Am ˈbʊli] INTERJ inf

bully for you!

tant mieux pour toi!

IV.bully [Brit ˈbʊli, Am ˈbʊli] VB trans

bully person, child:

maltraiter

bully country:

intimider

to bully sb into doing sth

forcer qn à faire qc

I won't be bullied!

je ne me laisserai pas intimider!

V.bully [Brit ˈbʊli, Am ˈbʊli] VB intr

bully

jouer les tyrans

I.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ] N

1. boy (young male):

boy

garçon m

the boys' toilet

les toilettes des garçons

a boy's bike

un vélo pour garçon

come here boy!

viens ici, mon garçon

be polite boys!

soyez polis, les garçons!

when I was a boy

quand j'étais petit

the big boys

les grands

a new boy (gen) SCHOOL

un nouveau

there's a good boy!

voilà, c'est bien mon petit!

look boys and girls

regardez, les enfants

boys will be boys!

il faut que jeunesse se passe!

2. boy (young):

boy attr detective, genius, soprano

jeune

3. boy (son):

boy

fils m

the Smith boy

le fils Smith

4. boy Brit (man):

boy inf

gars m inf

to be a local boy

être un gars du coin inf

to be one of the boys

faire partie de la bande

to have a drink with the boys

boire un coup avec les copains inf

an old boy SCHOOL

un ancien élève m

an old boy (old man)

un vieillard m

the old boy inf

le vieux m inf

how are you old boy?

comment ça va mon vieux?

my dear boy

mon cher

5. boy (colonial servant):

boy dated

boy m

6. boy (male animal):

down boy!

doucement, mon vieux!

easy boy!

tout doux, mon vieux!

7. boy Am (black man):

boy inf, offens

nègre m offens

II.boys N npl inf

1. boys (experts):

boys

gars inf

mpl the legal boys

les gars du service juridique inf

2. boys (soldiers):

boys

gars inf

mpl our brave boys at the front

nos braves gars au front

III.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ] INTERJ inf

boy, it's cold here!

bon sang! ce qu'il fait froid ici!

boy oh boy, was I scared!

eh ben mon vieux, ce que j'avais peur! inf

IV.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ]

to sort out the men from the boys

décider des plus forts et des plus faibles

the boys in blue inf Brit

la police

the boys uptown inf Am

les caïds mpl

bully boy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bully boy in the English»French Dictionary

I.bully <-ies> [ˈbʊli] N

1. bully:

bully (person)

tyran m

bully (child)

brute f

2. bully FOOD:

bully

bœuf m en conserve

II.bully <-ie-> [ˈbʊli] VB intr

bully

être une brute

III.bully <-ie-> [ˈbʊli] VB trans

bully

victimiser

to bully sb into doing sth

contraindre qn par la menace à faire qc

IV.bully [ˈbʊli] INTERJ

bully for you! inf

tant mieux pour toi/vous!

bully for you! iron hum

bravo!

I.boy [bɔɪ] N

boy

garçon m

Phrases:

the boys in blue Brit inf

la police

a local boy

un jeune du coin

to be one of the boys

faire partie des copains

boys will be boys prov

il faut que jeunesse se passe prov

the/our boys MIL

les/nos gars

II.boy [bɔɪ] INTERJ

oh boy!

bon sang!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

On the ice, skill-challenged players often make up for their lack of dexterity by playing the bully boy.

thechronicleherald.ca

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

www.irishexaminer.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

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

Let's hope the government doesn't cave in to these already too rich and powerful big retail interests and their bully boy tactics.

www.theage.com.au

Such corporate bully boy tactics are an attack on freedom of speech.

news.stv.tv

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

www.theregister.co.uk

Bully boy tactics of little finesse and sinister purpose.

theconversation.com

This country is not a trade union to be run and rorted as they please by bully boy (and girl) officials for their own gain.

www.smh.com.au