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bull
1. n. (Zoologie) Taureau.
A bull is a male cow.
Le taureau est le mâle de la vache.
2. n. (Économie) Investisseur qui croit que le marché va hausser.
3. n. (Péjoratif) (Vieilli) Flic, détective.
Why is that bull still nosing around here?
Pourquoi ce flic est-il encore en train de fouiner ici ?
4. n. (Argot) Bêtises.
That's a bunch of bull.
C'est un ramassis de bêtises.
5. n. (Religion) Bulle.
A new papal bull was issued.
Une nouvelle bulle papale est parue.
6. adj. Adulte mâle, en parlant d'un grand animal.
7. v. Forcer (quelqu'un).
8. v. Mentir, dire des mensonges.
9. v. Cirer les pompes d'un supérieur hiérarchique.
anglais > anglais
bull
1. n. An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.
2. n.          Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
3. n. A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age.
4. n. An adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants and seals.
5. n. A large, strong man.
6. n. (finance) An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices.
7. n. (slang) A policeman.
8. n.          (US) Specifically, a policeman employed in a railroad yard.
9. n. (historical) A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings.
10. n. (UK) (clipping of bullseye)
11. n.          (military, firearms) The central portion of a target, inside the inner and magpie.
12. n. (Philadelphia, slang) A man.
13. n. (vulgar, slang) (clipping of bullshit).
14. n. A man who has sex with another man's wife or girlfriend with the consent of both.
15. n. (obsolete) A drink made by pouring water into a cask that previously held liquor.
16. adj. Large and strong, like a bull.
17. adj. (of large mammals) adult male
a bull elephant
18. adj. (finance) Of a market in which prices are rising (compare bear)
19. adj. stupid
20. v. (intransitive) To force oneself (in a particular direction).
He bulled his way in.
21. v. (intransitive) To lie, to tell untruths.
22. v. (intransitive) To be in heat; to manifest sexual desire as cows do.
23. v. (military) To polish boots to a high shine.
24. v. (finance, transitive) To endeavour to raise the market price of.
to bull railroad bonds
25. v. (finance, transitive) To endeavour to raise prices in.
to bull the market
26. n. A papal bull, an official document or edict from the Pope.
27. n. A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.
28. v. (dated, 17th century) to publish in a Papal bull
29. n. A lie.
30. n. (euphemistic, informal) Nonsense.
31. v. to mock, cheat
32. n. (16th century, obsolete) a bubble
français > anglais
taureau
1. n-m. bull
2. n-m. Taurus

Exemples de phrases

This is bull shit, don't you see that?  Waiting for that hairy bull to catch you and give you the beating of your life.  I'm not bull shitting you.  I'm prepared for all the bull in a china shop comparisons, but a woman was injured and for the other customers it was a frightening ordeal.  Bull rushes lined the banks and an undistinguished company of ducks accompanied the slowly passing narrow boats.

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