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fies

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: Fies, fiés, and fíes

English

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Verb

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fies

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fy

Anagrams

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Catalan

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Verb

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fies

  1. second-person singular present indicative of fiar

French

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Verb

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fies

  1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of fier

Galician

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Verb

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fies

  1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person singular present subjunctive of fiar

German

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Etymology

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Spread during the 20th century from Low German, Low Franconian, and Central Franconian dialects, from Middle Low German vīs and early modern Dutch vijs, respectively. Compare contemporary Dutch vies (from a dialectal form). Per Pfeifer a connection with Latin spīrō (I breathe, blow) is possible.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fiːs/
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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fies (strong nominative masculine singular fieser, comparative fieser, superlative am fiesesten)

  1. disgusting, disagreeable
    ein fieser Geschmacka disgusting taste
  2. mean, uncomfortable, not nice
    eine fiese Fragean uncomfortable question
    Das war fies von dir.That was mean of you.
  3. (of a person) mean or otherwise dislikeable
    ein fieser Typ (depending on context)a mean/dislikable guy
  4. (colloquial, regional, western Germany) disgusted [with vor (+ dative) or von (+ dative) ‘by something’]
    Ich bin fies vor Käse.
    I find cheese disgusting.
    (literally, “I’m disgusted in front of cheese.”)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • fies” in Duden online
  • fies” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Jamaican Creole

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Etymology

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Derived from English face.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fies (plural fies dem, quantified fies)

  1. face
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Aks 6:15:
      Evribadi we did a sidong iina di plies we dem miit faasn dem yai pan Stiivn an si se im fies did a shain laik wan ienjel.
      And gazing at him, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel

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Latin

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Verb

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fīēs

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of faciō
  2. second-person singular future active indicative of fīō

Maltese

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Etymology

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From Arabic فَأْس (faʔs).

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Noun

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fies m (plural fisien)

  1. pickaxe
    Synonym: baqqun

Portuguese

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fies

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of fiar

Spanish

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Verb

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fies

  1. second-person singular voseo present subjunctive of fiar