Bulle meaning and definition in german
Noun
Frequency:
Though generally interchangeable with Stier, only Bulle is commonly used in agricultural contexts in northern and central Germany. The word is less frequent in the South.
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The word is only mildly pejorative in colloquial speech, it is nevertheless punishable in Germany to use it towards or in reference to a police officer on duty.
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The word is only mildly pejorative in colloquial speech, it is nevertheless punishable in Germany to use it towards or in reference to a police officer on duty.
- bull (male cattle)
- figurative bull strong or stout man
- mildly, pejorative police officer, cop, pig
Example
» Na, und ich habe sie auch nicht «, fiel der alte Fürst ein. » Als ich im Ausland war und dort die Zeitungen las, da habe ich, offen gestanden, noch vor den bulgarischen Greueln schlechterdings nicht begreifen können, weshalb alle Russen auf einmal ihre slawischen Brüder so liebgewonnen hatten und ich für meine Person gar keine Liebe zu ihnen empfand.' Nor do I, ' said the Prince. ' I was living abroad and read the papers, and must own that I could not at all understand why, even before the Bulgarian atrocities, all Russians suddenly grew so fond of their Slavonic brothers, while I don 't feel any love for them.OP1013996
Derived terms
Synonyms
• Stier