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Dictionary: hec·tor   (hĕk'tər) pronunciation
n.
A bully.


v., -tored, -tor·ing, -tors.

v.tr.
To intimidate or dominate in a blustering way.

v.intr.
To behave like a bully; swagger.

[Latin Hectōr, Hektor, from Greek Hektōr.]


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noun

    One who is habitually cruel to smaller or weaker people: browbeater, bulldozer, bully, intimidator. Archaic brave. See over/under.

verb

  1. To domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for example: bludgeon, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, cow, intimidate, menace, threaten. Informal strong-arm. See over/under.
  2. To torment with persistent insult or ridicule: badger, bait, bullyrag, heckle, hound, taunt. Informal needle, ride. Idioms: wave the red flag in front of the bull. See treat well/treat badly/treat.

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to intimidate or harass by bluster or personal pressure
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Hector

Hector (right) on a concert with Pave Maijanen (left) in 2007
Background information
Birth name Heikki Veikko Harma
Born April 20, 1947 (1947-04-20) (age 62)
Helsinki, Finland
Origin Helsinki, Finland
Genre(s) Suomirock, folk rock
Occupation(s) singer, songwriter
Instrument(s) guitar
Years active 1965–present

Heikki Veikko Harma (born April 20, 1947, Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish singer-songwriter who has also distinguished himself as a translator of song lyrics. To the public he's better known by the name Hector, which he has used since the release of his 1965 debut single "Palkkasoturi", a Finnish translation of Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Universal Soldier". Hector was at the height of his popularity in the first half of the 1970s, but his steady string of recordings provided occasional hits well into the 1990s. Some of Hector's songs are considered classics of Finnish popular music, such as "Lumi teki enkelin eteiseen", "Mandoliinimies" and "Olen hautausmaa", and he can be considered a primary contributor to Finnish rock music of the 1970s.

Discography

  • 1972 Nostalgia
  • 1973 Herra Mirandos
  • 1974 Hectorock I
  • 1975 Liisa pien'
  • 1976 Hotelli Hannikainen
  • 1977 H.E.C.
  • 1978 Kadonneet lapset
  • 1979 Ruusuportti
  • 1980 Linnut, linnut
  • 1981 Eurooppa
  • 1982 Hyvää yötä, Bambi
  • 1985 Hectorock II
  • 1987 Nuku idiootti
  • 1988 Varjot ja lakanat
  • 1990 Yhtenä iltana
  • 1992 In concert 1966-91
  • 1992 Ensilumi tulee kuudelta
  • 1994 Salaisuuksien talo
  • 1995 Kultaiset lehdet
  • 1999 Hidas
  • 2003 Total Live!
  • 2001 Helismaan pikajuna (album of songs by Reino Helismaa)
  • 2004 Ei selityksiä

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - hundse med, koste med, prale med, tyrannisere
v. intr. - hundses med, kostes med, tyranniseres
n. - pralhans, skryder, tyran

Nederlands (Dutch)
ringeloren, zich als een bullebak gedragen

Français (French)
v. tr. - rudoyer (qn), intimider (qn) d'un air fanfaron
v. intr. - marcher d'un air conquérant, être tyrannique
n. - (Mythol) Hector (l'Iliade), petite brute, tyran

Deutsch (German)
v. - herumkommandieren, einschüchtern
n. - Tyrann

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκφοβίζω, τρομοκρατώ, βάζω τις φωνές
n. - 'Εκτωρ, 'Εκτορας, αυταρχικός τύπος

Italiano (Italian)
fare lo spaccone, costringere con soprusi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - arreliar
n. - valentão (m)

Русский (Russian)
Гектор, отважный воин, задира, грозить, хвастать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - intimidar con bravatas
v. intr. - intimidar con bravatas
n. - persona dominante e intimidante

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tyrannisera, spela översittare
n. - översittare

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
欺凌, 威吓, 欺压, 作威作福的人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 欺凌, 威嚇
v. intr. - 欺凌, 欺壓, 威嚇
n. - 作威作福的人

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 괴롭히다, ~을 겁주다
v. intr. - 약자를 괴롭히다, 허세를 부리다
n. - 헥토르, 허세부리는 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - どなり付ける, いじめる, いばりちらす
n. - ヘクトール

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتغطرس, , يرهب شخصا بالوعيد أو الضغط (الاسم) المستبد, المتغطرس, , المتوعد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הציק, נגש‬
v. intr. - ‮התרברב‬
n. - ‮ביריון מציק‬


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