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buck1 [bʌk] N esp Am, Aus inf (dollar)

buck
Dollar m <-(s), -s>
to make a fast [or a quick][or an easy]buck
eine schnelle Mark machen

I. buck2 <pl - [or -s]> [bʌk] N

1. buck:

buck (male deer)
Bock m <-(e)s, Böcke>
buck (male rabbit)
Rammler m <-s, ->
buck (antelope)
Antilope f <-, -n>

2. buck liter (stylish young man):

buck
Dandy m <-s, -s>

II. buck2 [bʌk] N modifier

buck rabbit
Rammler m <-s, ->

III. buck2 [bʌk] VB intr

buck
bocken

IV. buck2 [bʌk] VB trans

1. buck (of horse):

to buck sb
jdn abwerfen

2. buck (oppose):

to buck the odds
die Statistiken sprengen
to buck an order
einen Befehl verweigern
to buck the trend [or tide]
sich dem Trend widersetzen

buck3 [bʌk] N no pl inf

the buck stops here!
auf meine Verantwortung!
to pass the buck [to sb]
die Verantwortung [auf jdn] abwälzen

I. buck up VB intr inf

1. buck up (cheer up):

buck up
[wieder] Mut fassen [o. guter Dinge sein]
buck up!
Kopf hoch!

2. buck up (hurry up):

buck up
sich acc beeilen [o. inf ranhalten]

II. buck up VB trans

to buck sb up
jdn aufmuntern [o. aufheitern]

Phrases:

to buck one's ideas up
sich acc zusammenreißen

buck ˈna·ked ADJ inv Am inf

buck naked
splitter[faser]nackt inf

ˈbuck-pass·ing N no pl

“the time for buck-passing has passed, ” said the politician
„es ist damit vorbei, dass die Verantwortung auf andere abgewälzt werden kann“, sagte der Politiker

buck ˈpri·vate N Am

buck private
rangniedrigster Soldat

buck ˈser·geant N Am

buck sergeant
rangniedrigster Feldwebel

Buck's Fizz [bʌksˈfɪz] N

Buck's Fizz
Orangensaft m mit Sekt [o. Champagner m]
Present
Ibuck
youbuck
he/she/itbucks
webuck
youbuck
theybuck
Past
Ibucked
youbucked
he/she/itbucked
webucked
youbucked
theybucked
Present Perfect
Ihavebucked
youhavebucked
he/she/ithasbucked
wehavebucked
youhavebucked
theyhavebucked
Past Perfect
Ihadbucked
youhadbucked
he/she/ithadbucked
wehadbucked
youhadbucked
theyhadbucked
See further verb tables
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