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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: Rinderhack[fleisch] nt

minced [or Am ground]beef: A meist faschiertes Rindfleisch nt

minced [or Am ground]beef: Rindshackfleisch nt CH

roast beef: Roastbeef nt <-s, -s>

2. beef (forcefulness, vigour):

beef: [Muskel]kraft f

beef: Mumm m <-s> inf

beef: Schmalz nt <-es> hum

fig the government report didn't have much beef in it: dem Regierungsbericht fehlte es an Biss

3. beef (complaint):

beef: Beschwerde f <-, -n>

beef: Meckerei f <-, -en> pej inf

my main beef about the job is that ...: an der Arbeit passt mir vor allem nicht, dass ...

II. beef [bi:f] VB intr

beef: nörgeln pej

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: etw mehr Substanz geben

to beef up ⇆ sth a team, one's efforts, security: etw verstärken

to beef sth up with sth: etw mit etw dat aufmöbeln inf [o. aufpeppen]

ˈbeef cat·tle N pl

beef cattle: Schlachtrinder pl

beef cattle: Mastrinder pl

beef ˈWel·ling·ton N no pl FOOD

beef Wellington: mit Leberpastete bedeckter und mit Blätterteig umhüllter Rinderbraten

ˈbul·ly beef N no pl

bully beef: Corned Beef nt <->

bully beef: Rinderpökelfleisch nt

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

corned beef: Corned Beef nt <->

corned beef: gepökeltes Rindfleisch

ground ˈbeef N no pl Am (mince)

ground beef: Rinderhackfleisch [o. CH Rinds-] nt

ground beef: Rindsfaschiertes nt A

ˈroast beef N FOOD

roast beef: Roastbeef nt <-s, -s>

ˈbeef cheek N FOOD

beef cheek: Rinderbacke f

beef ˈbroth N

beef broth: Rinderbrühe [o. -bouillon] f

ˈbeef to·ma·to N Brit

beef tomato: Fleischtomate f <-, -n>

corned beef ˈhash N no pl Am, Aus

corned beef hash: Eintopfgericht aus Corned Beef und Kartoffeln

OpenDict entry

roast beef N

roast beef (= Englishman; used by the French) pej sl: verunglimpfend für Engländer, die zu lange in der Sonne lagen

Present
I	beef
you	beef
he/she/it	beefs
we	beef
you	beef
they	beef

Past
I	beefed
you	beefed
he/she/it	beefed
we	beefed
you	beefed
they	beefed

Present Perfect
I	have	beefed
you	have	beefed
he/she/it	has	beefed
we	have	beefed
you	have	beefed
they	have	beefed

Past Perfect
I	had	beefed
you	had	beefed
he/she/it	had	beefed
we	had	beefed
you	had	beefed
they	had	beefed

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

beef pasty: Fleischpastete f <-, -n>

beef cattle: Schlachtrinder pl

roast beef: Roastbeef nt <-s, -s>

beef à la mode: mit Gemüse zubereiteter Rinderschmorbraten [o. A Rindsbraten]

corned beef hash: Corned-Beef-Eintopf m

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