bunch

bunch
<pl -es> [bʌn(t)ʃ] n
1) (group) of bananas Büschel m; of carrots, parsley, radishes Bund m; of files, measures, newspapers Bündel nt; of flowers Strauß m;
\bunch of grapes Weintraube f;
\bunch of keys Schlüsselbund m
2) (fam: group) of people Gruppe f, Haufen m (fam)
a \bunch of idiots ein Haufen m [von] Idioten;
\bunch of thieves Diebespack nt
3) (esp Am) (fam: lot) Menge f, Haufen m (fam)
thanks a \bunch! tausend Dank!;
a whole \bunch of problems jede Menge Probleme
4) (wad)
in a \bunch cloth aufgebauscht, bauschig
5) pl (Brit)
to wear one's hair in \bunches Zöpfe [o (fam) Rattenschwänzchen] tragen
PHRASES:
to be the best [or pick] of the \bunch der/die/das Beste von allen sein;
to be the best of a bad \bunch (person) noch der/die Beste von allen sein;
(thing) noch das Beste von allem sein;
to give sb a \bunch of fives (Brit) (hum) (sl) jdm eine [mit der Faust] reinhauen (sl) vt
1) (put in bunches)
to \bunch carrots/parsley/radishes Karotten/Petersilie/Radieschen bündeln
2) (flex)
to \bunch one's muscles seine Muskeln spielen lassen vi sich bauschen

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