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bughouse

/ˈbʌɡhaʊs/

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noun

Absteige, heruntergekommenes Hotel

A flea-infested hotel, lodging-house etc.

Examples :

""After traveling for days, the weary hitchhiker had to spend the night in a real bughouse." "

Nach tagelanger Reise musste der müde Tramper die Nacht in einer echten Absteige verbringen.

property building place

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noun

Gefängnis, Zuchthaus

Examples :

"He ended up in the bughouse after the robbery. "

Nach dem Raubüberfall landete er im Gefängnis.

building police

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noun

Irrenanstalt, Nervenklinik

A hospital, especially a lunatic asylum.

Examples :

"After his mental breakdown, they took him to the bughouse for treatment. "

Nach seinem Nervenzusammenbruch brachten sie ihn zur Behandlung in die Irrenanstalt.

medicine mind building

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noun

Schmuddelkino, billiges Kino

A cheap and dirty cinema.

Examples :

""We saw the latest superhero movie at the bughouse downtown; the seats were ripped and the screen was covered in dust." "

Wir haben den neuesten Superheldenfilm im Schmuddelkino in der Innenstadt gesehen; die Sitze waren zerrissen und die Leinwand war mit Staub bedeckt.

entertainment media building

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adjective

verrückt, wahnsinnig

Examples :

"After working all night with no sleep, I felt completely bughouse. "

Nachdem ich die ganze Nacht ohne Schlaf gearbeitet hatte, fühlte ich mich völlig verrückt.