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bullshit

/ˈbʊlʃɪt/

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noun

Stierscheiße

The faeces of a bull.

Examples :

"The farmer stepped carefully around the pile of bullshit in the pasture. "

Der Bauer trat vorsichtig um den Haufen Stierscheiße auf der Weide herum.

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noun

Unsinn, Quatsch, Blödsinn

False or exaggerated statements made to impress and deceive the listener rather than inform; nonsense.

Examples :

"My coworker's excuse for being late, about a flat tire and a lost phone, sounded like total bullshit. "

Die Ausrede meines Kollegen für sein Zuspätkommen, über einen platten Reifen und ein verlorenes Telefon, klang nach totalem Blödsinn.

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noun

Lügenspiel, Bluff

A card game in which the object is to bluff about cards laid down and to determine when one's opponents are bluffing.

Examples :

"Anyone want to play a few hands of bullshit?"

Will jemand ein paar Runden Lügenspiel spielen?

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noun

Unsinn, Quatsch

An object of frustration and/or disgust, often caused by a perceived deception.

Examples :

"The overflowing inbox filled with unnecessary emails felt like pure bullshit. "

Der überquellende Posteingang voller unnötiger E-Mails fühlte sich wie reiner Quatsch an.

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noun

Unsinn, Quatsch

Statements that may be true but misleading nonetheless.

Examples :

""The car salesman claimed the car had 'low mileage', showing a number, but it turned out that mileage was only for the last year - that was complete bullshit." "

Der Autoverkäufer behauptete, das Auto habe 'wenig Kilometer' und zeigte eine Zahl, aber es stellte sich heraus, dass die Kilometerleistung nur für das letzte Jahr galt - das war kompletter Quatsch.

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noun

Unsinn, Quatsch

Statements made without any particular reference to their truth value.

Examples :

"The politician's speech was full of empty promises and generalisations; it was mostly just bullshit. "

Die Rede des Politikers war voller leerer Versprechungen und Verallgemeinerungen; es war meistens nur Unsinn.

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verb

Lügen erzählen, Unsinn reden

To tell lies, exaggerate; to mislead; to deceive.

Examples :

"He was late to work again and tried to bullshit his boss by saying his car broke down, even though he just overslept. "

Er kam wieder zu spät zur Arbeit und versuchte, seinen Chef mit der Ausrede, sein Auto sei kaputt, anzulügen, obwohl er einfach verschlafen hatte.

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verb

Quatschen, Unsinn reden

To have casual conversation with no real point; to shoot the breeze

Examples :

"I will probably just go and bullshit with Joe for awhile."

Ich werde wahrscheinlich einfach hingehen und eine Weile mit Joe quatschen.

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verb

Unsinn reden, Mist erzählen

To come up with on the spot, to improvise poorly.

Examples :

"The student hadn't done the reading, so he tried to bullshit his way through the class discussion by making up answers. "

Der Schüler hatte die Lektüre nicht gemacht, also erzählte er Unsinn, um sich durch die Klassendiskussion zu mogeln, indem er sich Antworten ausdachte.

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adjective

Unsinnig, Blödsinnig

Absurd, irrational, or nonsensical. Most often said of speech, information, or content.

Examples :

"The teacher's explanation of the new math concept was complete bullshit; it made no sense at all. "

Die Erklärung des Lehrers für das neue Mathekonzept war totaler Blödsinn; sie ergab überhaupt keinen Sinn.

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interjection

Quatsch, Blödsinn

An expression of disbelief or doubt at what one has just heard.

Examples :

""Bulls*&t!" exclaimed Maria, hearing her brother's story about getting a perfect score on the test. "

Quatsch!", rief Maria, als sie die Geschichte ihres Bruders über die perfekte Punktzahl im Test hörte.

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