büffeln

vt/i umg. swot (up on), cram; büffeln für auch swot up (Am. cram) for

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to swot (ugs.)

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bụ̈f|feln ['bʏfln] (inf)

1. vi

to swot (Brit inf to cram (inf)

2. vt

Lernstoff to swot up (Brit inf to bone up on (US inf)

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(to study hard, especially by memorizing eg for an examination.) swot

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büf·feln

[ˈbʏfl̩n]

I. vi (fam: pauken) to swot BRIT, to cram

vor jeder Klassenarbeit muss wieder [schwer] gebüffelt werden we/you/they etc. have to swot [up] before every test

so spät am Abend bist du immer noch am B\büffeln? you're still studying so late in the evening?

II. vt (fam: pauken)

▪ etw \büffeln to swot up on [or cram for] sth

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1.

(ugs.) intransitives Verb swot (Brit. sl.); cram

2.

transitives Verb swot up (Brit. sl.); cram

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büffeln v/t & v/i umg swot (up on), cram;

büffeln für auch swot up (US cram) for

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1.

(ugs.) intransitives Verb swot (Brit. sl.); cram

2.

transitives Verb swot up (Brit. sl.); cram