beef

[/biːf/]

noun/verbmasculinepl: beefs

carne de boi/vaca

1. The meat of a cow or bull used as food

I ordered a beef steak for dinner.

Encomendei um bife de carne de boi para o jantar.

2. A cow or bull raised for meat

The farmer raised beef cattle.

O fazendeiro criava gado de corte.

3. A complaint or grievance (slang)

Do you have a beef with me?

Você tem alguma reclamação contra mim?

4. To complain or argue about something (verb, slang)

Stop beefing about the price.

Pare de reclamar sobre o preço.

NYC Slang

beef - a problem or conflict with someone; 'You got beef with him?'

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

carne de boi/carne vermelha

Most common term for beef meat in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

carne brava

Colloquial term sometimes used

São Paulo

carne de boi

Standard usage in the region

Portugal

carne de vaca

Portuguese preference for 'vaca' over 'boi'

where's the beef? - where is the substance or proof?

have a beef with someone - to have a complaint or disagreement

beef up - to strengthen or reinforce something

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