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bølle — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • brute noun A rough, violent, or unthinking person.
  • ruffian noun A violent, lawless, or thuggish person.

Senses

bølle is used for these senses in English:

  • brute A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person, particularly one who is dim-witted. [from 17th c.]
  • ruffian A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.

brute — full definition

  1. noun A rough, violent, or unthinking person.
  2. adjective Purely physical, with no reasoning or subtlety involved.