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English
Verb
fies
- third-person singular simple present indicative of fy
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Catalan
Verb
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French
Verb
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Galician
Verb
fies
- (reintegrationist norm) second-person singular present subjunctive of fiar
German
Etymology
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), West Frisian fiis. Per Pfeifer a connection with Latin spīrō (“I breathe, blow”) is possible.
Pronunciation
Adjective
fies (strong nominative masculine singular fieser, comparative fieser, superlative am fiesesten)
- disgusting, disagreeable
- ein fieser Geschmack ― a disgusting taste
- mean, uncomfortable, not nice
- eine fiese Frage ― an uncomfortable question
- Das war fies von dir. ― That was mean of you.
- (of a person) mean or otherwise dislikeable
- ein fieser Typ (depending on context) ― a mean/dislikable guy
- (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
Positive forms of fies
Comparative forms of fies
Superlative forms of fies
Derived terms
- fieser Möpp
- Fiesheit
- Fiesling
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Jamaican Creole
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
fies (plural fies dem, quantified fies)
- 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
Further reading
- fies at majstro.com
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfiː.eːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfiː.es]
Verb
fīēs
Maltese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
fies m (plural fisien)
Portuguese
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fies
Spanish
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fies
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