buck Význam & definícia

Význam buck v slovenčine

• 0 a dollar:

  • Can I borrow a couple of bucks?

  • He charged me 20 bucks for a new hubcap.

  • He earns megabucks (= a lot of money) working for an American bank.

  • So what's the best way to make a fast buck (= earn money easily and quickly)?

• 1 the male of some animals such as deer and rabbits, or (in South Africa) a male or female antelope

• 2 (of a horse) to jump into the air and kick out with the back legs

• 3 a dollar:

  • It cost me ten bucks.

• 4 a male deer

• 5 (esp. of a horse) to jump into the air with the head down and the back arched:

  • The horse bucked every time he got in the saddle.

• 6 to oppose or refuse to go along with something:

  • As a designer, she bucked the trend and succeeded with her own original ideas.

• 7 a dollar:

  • You'll save a few extra bucks if you order it online.

  • Can I borrow twenty bucks?

• 8 a large amount of money:

  • Tourism means big bucks for the city.

• 9 to earn money quickly and easily, especially by doing something illegal or dishonest:

  • They're more interested in making a quick buck than helping homeowners find the right loan.

• 10 to blame someone or make them responsible for a problem that you do not want to deal with:

  • Politicians were criticized for passing the buck on health care reform.

• 11 used to say that you will make important decisions and deal with a problem, and not allow other people to be blamed for it:

  • When it comes to company policy, the buck stops here.

• 12 to refuse to follow the rules or customs of an organization:

  • Both employees were later fired for trying to buck the system.

• 13 to do the opposite of what everyone else is doing:

  • After 25 years as a corporate lawyer, he bucked the trend and went non-profit.

  • EMI managed to buck the trend, closing 80p stronger at 680p.