Translations for „boor“ in the English » German Dictionary

boor [bɔ:ʳ, Am bʊr] N pej

boor

Rüpel m pej

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They are utterly boring, and, most often, boors.

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It was just some inarticulate boor reaching into a bucket of slop and throwing it at me.

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Praise it, and you're accused of being the sort of unsophisticated boor who's had one sniff too many at the fuel cap.

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The man is a boor but even a dolt could see he was attempting to amuse rather than get up an execution party.

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Does this boor of a father have any idea what he has done?

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The students looked at me and wondered who the boor was.

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Yes, the 21st century's loud and proud atheists can be some of the most self-satisfied boors on the political landscape.

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His plan is to simply be a loud-mouthed disruptive boor, endlessly reciting his litany of complaints until the two leave.

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The person who has a meal in a restaurant with friendly service and doesn't leave a tip is universally considered a miserly boor.

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Men are boors; women are long-suffering victims of men.

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