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beef
Colloquial for an argument, conflict, or dispute, especially in youth and hip-hop culture.
Die beiden Rapper haben seit Jahren Beef und dissen sich in ihren Songs.
The two rappers have had beef for years and diss each other in their songs.
You can easily recognize the meaning of 'Beef' from the context. If people are talking about individuals, groups, or arguments (especially in the music scene), it means a conflict. If it is about food, cooking, or a restaurant, it means beef.
Der Rapper hat Beef mit einem Konkurrenten.
The rapper has beef with a competitor.
When 'Beef' refers to an argument, it is used almost exclusively in colloquial language and youth slang. In formal or neutral contexts, the word is uncommon.
Hast du mitbekommen? Die beiden haben anscheinend richtig Beef.
Did you hear? Apparently those two have serious beef.
A very common construction is 'Beef haben mit' + dative. It expresses that one person has a conflict with another person.
Warum hat er eigentlich Beef mit seinem Nachbarn?
Why does he actually have beef with his neighbor?
As a term for beef, 'Beef' is found mainly on menus or in recipes, often as part of dishes such as 'Roastbeef' (roast beef) or 'Corned Beef' (corned beef).
Das Restaurant ist bekannt für sein exzellentes Beef aus Argentinien.
The restaurant is known for its excellent beef from Argentina.
argument / dispute
'der Streit' and 'das Beef' can both mean a conflict between people. 'der Streit' is the normal, neutral word and fits in almost all situations: in the family, at school, at work, or also in more serious conflicts. 'das Beef' is very colloquial and sounds youthful or like hip-hop and internet language. Learners may confuse the words because both describe a conflict. In normal conversations, 'Streit' is usually safer. 'Beef' fits more when you deliberately want to sound casual or youthful.
Die beiden Rapper hatten schon seit Wochen Beef miteinander.
The two rappers had had beef with each other for weeks.
Nach dem Streit mit seinem Freund war Max den ganzen Tag still.
After the argument with his friend, Max was quiet all day.