bull
→
strong man
6 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Croatian | |
| lexeme | bik | |
| meaning 1 | bull | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | strong man | |
| reference | HJP | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme | bull | |
| meaning 1 | adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | large, strong man | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | German | |
| lexeme | Bulle | |
| meaning 1 | bull | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | strong, hulking man | |
| reference | DWDS | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Russian | |
| lexeme | бугай (bugaj) | |
| meaning 1 | breeding bull, herd bull | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | big strong man | Приходил тут один здоровый бугай и поколотил всех наших ребят. A huge bull hide came and beat all our guys. |
| reference | ||
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Serbian | |
| lexeme | бик (bik) | |
| meaning 1 | bull | Iako se veruje da bikove ljuti crvena boja, dokazano je da su ove zivotinje daltonisti. Although bulls are believed to be angered by the color red, it has been proven that these animals are color blind. |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | strong man | Nije bio visok, ali je imao široka ramena i bio je jak kao bik. He was not tall, but he had broad shoulders and was as strong as a bull. |
| reference | CLARIN.SI | |
| comment | ||