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beef

UK
/biːf/
US
/bif/

Translations

beefnoun
beefs
pl
UK
/biːf/
US
/bif/
She prepared a delicious beef stew for dinner.
Elle a préparé un délicieux ragoût de bœuf pour le dîner.
plainteFamilier.
He had a beef with the way the project was being managed.
Il avait une plainte au sujet de la façon dont le projet était géré.
muscleLangue familière.
The new linebacker added extra beef to the team’s defense.
Le nouveau linebacker a ajouté du muscle supplémentaire à la défense de l’équipe.
Your proposal sounds impressive, but where’s the beef?
Votre proposition paraît impressionnante, mais où est la substance ?
bovinsAu pluriel, pour le bétail de boucherie.
Prices for live beef have risen sharply this season.
Les prix des bovins vivants ont fortement augmenté cette saison.
Additional translations
reprocheFamilier.
Synonyms
meat
beefsteak
cow
bovine
steer
veal
beefverb
beefed
Past Simple
beefed
Past Participle
beefing
Gerund
UK
/biːf/
US
/biːf/
se plaindreFamilier.
He always beefs about the long hours at work.
Il se plaint toujours des longues heures de travail.
renforcerSurtout dans la tournure « beef up ».
The city has beefed up security for the festival.
La ville a renforcé la sécurité pour le festival.
Additional translations
râlerFamilier.
Synonyms
complain
grumble
protest
object
whine
beefadjective
more beef
Comp.
most beef
Super.
UK
/biːf/
US
/biːf/
Used attributively before another noun to mean ‘made of, consisting of, or relating to beef’.
de bœuf
She ordered a beef burger with extra cheese.
Elle a commandé un hamburger de bœuf avec du fromage supplémentaire.
Additional translations
au bœufFréquent en composition culinaire.
beevesnoun

beef

beeves
pl
UK
/ˈbiːvz/
US
/ˈbivz/
bovinsAu sens de bétail, surtout élevé pour la viande.
The farmer had a herd of beeves grazing in the pasture.
Le fermier avait un troupeau de bovins qui paissaient dans le pâturage.
Additional translations
bœufsMoins neutre ; peut convenir pour des bovins de boucherie.
Synonyms
cattle
oxen
beef
livestock

Definitions

beefnoun
The flesh of a cow, bull, or ox, used as food.
She prepared a delicious beef stew for dinner.
A complaint or grievance.
He had a beef with the way the project was being managed.
Physical strength or muscular power; brawn.
The new linebacker added extra beef to the team’s defense.
The substantive or most important part of something; substance.
Your proposal sounds impressive, but where’s the beef?
Cattle raised for their meat, or the flesh of such animals regarded collectively.
Prices for live beef have risen sharply this season.
beefverb
To complain or grumble about something.
He always beefs about the long hours at work.
To make something greater, stronger, or more substantial, usually followed by "up".
The city has beefed up security for the festival.
beefadjective
Made of, derived from, or relating to beef.
She ordered a beef burger with extra cheese.
beevesnoun
Plural form of 'beef', referring to cattle or cows, especially when raised for meat.
The farmer had a herd of beeves grazing in the pasture.
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