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Pfeifen

Pfeifen

See also: pfeifen

German

Noun

Pfeifen

  1. plural of Pfeife

pfeifen

pfeifen

See also: Pfeifen

German

Verb

pfeifen (class 1 strong, third-person singular simple present pfeift, past tense pfiff, past participle gepfiffen, past subjunctive pfiffe, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive or transitive) to whistle (with one's mouth or a whistle)
    Hör auf zu pfeifen! ― Stop whistling!
    Er pfeift ein Liedchen. ― He's whistling a song.
  2. (intransitive or transitive, sports) to act as referee
    Der Schiedsrichter pfeift sehr gut. ― The referee is doing a great job.
    Wer pfeift das Spiel? ― Who's refereeing the game?
  3. (colloquial, intransitive with preposition auf) to be uninterested (in something or someone); to ignore; not to give a damn
    Darauf pfeif ich! ― I don't care one bit about that!

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Related terms

  • abpfeifen
  • anpfeifen
  • auf dem letzten Loch pfeifen
  • hinterherpfeifen
  • nachpfeifen
  • Pfeife
  • Pfeifer
  • Pfiff
  • pfiffig
  • zupfeifen