Polyglot Dictionary

feige

/ˈfaɪɡə/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative

Meaning

  1. cowardly

    • Das war eine feige Tat.

      That was a cowardly act.

Similar words

gelb

Close, informal — "yellow" is English slang for cowardly, same idea as feige.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cobarde

cobarde is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cowardly."

Portuguese

covarde

covarde is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cowardly."

Practice

1 What does feige mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das war eine ___ Tat.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches feige?

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