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Feige

Feige

See also: feige

German

Noun

Feige f (genitive Feige, plural Feigen)

  1. A fig
  2. (figuratively) A coward
    • Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Egmont, Scene II.
      ...der Kerker ist's, des Grabes Vorbild, dem Helden wie dem Feigen widerlich.
      ...'t is the dungeon, emblem of the grave, revolting alike to the hero and the coward.
  3. (vulgar) ****

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feige

feige

See also: Feige

German

Alternative forms

  • feig (colloquial or poetic)

Adjective

feige (comparative feiger, superlative am feigsten)

  1. cowardly, yellow
    Die feigen Soldaten wurden ausgepeitscht
    The cowardly soldiers were flogged

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feige

  1. cowardly
    Er hat sich feige vor der Auseinandersetzung gedrückt.
    He′s cowardly chickened out of the argument.