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I. beef [bi:f] N no pl

1. beef (meat):

beef
Rindfleisch nt <-(e)s> kein pl
minced [or Am ground]beef
minced [or Am ground]beef
minced [or Am ground]beef
roast beef
Roastbeef nt <-s, -s>

2. beef (forcefulness, vigour):

beef
beef
Mumm m <-s> inf
beef
Schmalz nt <-es> hum

3. beef (complaint):

beef
Beschwerde f <-, -n>
beef
Meckerei f <-, -en> pej inf

II. beef [bi:f] VB intr

beef
beef
meckern inf pej
to beef about sth
sich acc über etw acc beschweren
OpenDict entry

beef N

to have a beef with sb/sth inf
von jdm/etw genervt sein inf
to have a beef with sb/sth inf
über jdn/etw meckern inf

beef up VB trans inf

to beef up ⇆ sth a deal, bill, campaign, talks
to beef up ⇆ sth a team, one's efforts, security
to beef sth up with sth
etw mit etw dat aufmöbeln inf [o. aufpeppen]

ˈbeef cat·tle N pl

beef cattle
beef cattle

beef ˈWel·ling·ton N no pl FOOD

ˈbul·ly beef N no pl

bully beef
Corned Beef nt <->
bully beef

corned beef [ˌkɔ:ndˈ-, Am ˌkɔ:r-] N no pl

corned beef
Corned Beef nt <->
corned beef

ground ˈbeef N no pl Am (mince)

ground beef
ground beef

ˈroast beef N FOOD

roast beef
Roastbeef nt <-s, -s>

ˈbeef cheek N FOOD

beef cheek

beef ˈbroth N

beef broth

ˈbeef to·ma·to N Brit

beef tomato
Fleischtomate f <-, -n>

corned beef ˈhash N no pl Am, Aus

OpenDict entry

roast beef N

roast beef (= Englishman; used by the French) pej sl
Present
Ibeef
youbeef
he/she/itbeefs
webeef
youbeef
theybeef
Past
Ibeefed
youbeefed
he/she/itbeefed
webeefed
youbeefed
theybeefed
Present Perfect
Ihavebeefed
youhavebeefed
he/she/ithasbeefed
wehavebeefed
youhavebeefed
theyhavebeefed
Past Perfect
Ihadbeefed
youhadbeefed
he/she/ithadbeefed
wehadbeefed
youhadbeefed
theyhadbeefed