Buffaloing

/bəˈfæloʊɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of buffalo; the act of tricking, intimidating, or overpowering someone.

Etymology

From 'buffalo' + '-ing' suffix. The gerund form of the verb that emerged in American English slang in the 1800s.

Kelly Says

English allows almost any verb to take the '-ing' form, but 'buffaloing' is special because the original noun 'buffalo' was already a verb before anyone added '-ing'—showing how flexible our language is with animal names.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ በአይነት እንስሳ አድርግ
en-de ba-ay-net en-sisa a-drig
ARالعربية
تصرف مثل البُفَال
tas-rif mit-al bu-faal
BNবাংলা
মহিষের মতো আচরণ করা
mohis-er moto a-cha-ron kor-a
CACatalà
actuar com un búfal
ac-tuar ko-m un boo-fahl
CSČeština
chovat se jako bizon
cho-vat se ja-ko bee-zon
DADansk
opføre sig som en bison
o-p-foere sig so-m en bee-son
DEDeutsch
wie ein Bison handeln
vee ein bee-son han-del-n
ELΕλληνικά
να συμπεριφέρεσαι σαν βουφάλος
na sim-pe-ri-fe-resai san voo-fa-los
ESEspañol
hacer como búfalo
a-ser ko-mo boo-FAH-loh
FAفارسی
مانند بizon رفتارکردن
man-nad bee-zon be-ha-var-kar-den
FISuomi
käyttäytyä kuin bison
kae-tyta-y-ta kuin bee-son
FRFrançais
agir comme un bison
a-geer ko-m' un bee-son
GUGU
બફેલો જેવું વર્તન
ba-fello je-vuu var-tan
HAHA
yiyè bison
yee-ye bee-son
HEעברית
להתנהג כמו בועלים
le-ta-neg ko-mo boo-a-leem
HIहिन्दी
भैंस की तरह व्यवहार करना
bheins kee tarah vyavhaar karna
HUMagyar
mint egy bizon viselkedik
mint egy bee-zon vee-sel-ked-ik
IDBahasa Indonesia
bersikap seperti kerbau
ber-si-kap se-perti ker-bow
IGIG
biọ bison
bee-o bee-son
ITItaliano
agire come un bufalo
a-gire ko-me un boo-fa-loh
JA日本語
バッファローのように振る舞う
baffaro-no-yo-ni furumau-ou
KKKK
бұқарадай болу
boo-kara-day bo-lu
KMKM
ធ្វើដូចជាត្រីបាវ
th-v-eu do-ch ja tra-i baav
KO한국어
소처럼 행동하다
so-cheo-rom haeng-dong-ha-da
MRMR
भेससारखे वागणे
bhes-sa-ra-khae va-gan-e
MSBahasa Melayu
bersikap seperti kerbau
ber-si-kap se-perti ker-bow
MYမြန်မာ
ကြင်းကြောင် တူ ပြု
khin-kyaun tu p-ru
NLNederlands
handelen als een waterbuffel
han-del-en als een wa-ter-boo-fel
NONorsk
oppføre seg som en bison
opp-foere seg so-m en bee-son
PAPA
ਬੁਫੇਲੋ ਵਾਂਗ ਵਾਹ
boo-fello vang vah
PLPolski
zachowywać się jak bison
za-cho-wo-wać się jak bee-son
PTPortuguês
agir como búfalo
a-gir ko-mo boo-FAH-loh
RORomână
a se comporta ca un bivol
a se kom-por-ta ka un bee-vol
RUРусский
вести себя как бизон
ve-s-ti se-bya kak bee-zon
SVSvenska
uppträda som en bison
up-trae-da so-m en bee-son
SWKiswahili
kujifanya kama bison
ku-ji-fa-nya ka-ma bee-son
TAதமிழ்
ஆட்டுப்பன்றியின் தோற்றத்தில் நடந்துகொள்ளு
aattu-p-ran-yin tho-r-r-thil nadan-thu-ko-llu
TEతెలుగు
ఆవులాగా వ్యవహరించు
aavu-laaga vya-va-ha-rin-chu
THไทย
กระทำเหมือนควาย
gra-tham meuan kwai
TLTL
kumilos tulad ng bisan
ku-mi-los tu-lad ng bee-san
TRTürkçe
bison gibi davranmak
bee-son gi-bi da-vran-mak
UKУкраїнська
поводитися як бизон
po-vee-ditsya yak bee-zon
URاردو
بISON کی طرح پیش رفت
bee-son kee tarah peesh rafta
VITiếng Việt
hành động như trâu
hanh dong nhu trau
YOYO
jẹ́ kà búfàlò
je ka boo-fa-loh
ZH中文
像水牛那样做
xiang shui-niu yang-zai zuo
ZUZU
qhubeka njengomuntu
qhu-be-ka njengom-mu-nti

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