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| fox | |
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| 2. [1] der Fuchs | |
| [1] The diet of foxes is largely made up of invertebrates. | |
| Die Nahrung der Füchse besteht hauptsächlich aus Wirbellosen. | |
| Englisch > Englisch | |
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| 1. subst. A red fox, small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy tail. |  |
| the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog | |
| 2. subst. Any of numerous species of small wild canids resembling the red fox. In the taxonomy they form the tribe Vulpini within the family Canidae, consisting of nine genera (see the Wikipedia article on the | |
| 3. subst. The fur of a fox. | |
| 4. subst. A fox terrier. | |
| 5. subst. The gemmeous dragonet, a fish, , so called from its yellow color. | |
| 6. subst. A cunning person. | |
| 7. subst. (slang) A physically attractive man or woman. | |
| 8. subst. (nautical) A small strand of rope made by twisting several rope-yarns together. Used for seizings, mats, sennits, and gaskets. | |
| 9. subst. (mechanics) A wedge driven into the split end of a bolt to tighten it. | |
| 10. subst. (cartomancy) The fourteenth Lenormand card. | |
| 11. subst. (obsolete) A sword; so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. | |
| 12. v. To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity. | |
| 13. v. To confuse or baffle (someone). | |
| This crossword puzzle has completely foxed me. | |
| 14. v. (intransitive) To act slyly or craftily. | |
| 15. v. (intransitive) To discolour paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by humidity. | |
| The pages of the book show distinct foxing. | |
| 16. v. To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment. | |
| 17. v. (intransitive) To turn sour; said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting. | |
| 18. v. To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink. | |
| 19. v. To repair (boots) with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of. | |
| Deutsch > Englisch | |
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| Fuchs | |
| 1. subst. fox (animal) | |
| Fuchs, du hast die Gans gestohlen. Gib sie wieder her! - Fox, you stole the goose. Bring it back again! | |
| 2. subst. (informal) a clever or cunning person | |
| Er ist ein ganz schöner Fuchs. - He is a really handsome fox. | |
| 3. subst. (informal) a red-haired person or horse. | |
| Unser Paul ist ja ein kleiner Fuchs. - Our Paul is a little redhead. | |
| 4. subst. pledge (prospective member of a fraternity) | |
| 5. subst. (military, slang) A new recruit. | |
| 6. subst. (card games) In Doppelkopf, the ace of diamonds, which earns a side of players an extra point if they win it from the other side | |
| Ich hatte nur vier Trümpfe und darunter beide Füchse. - I had only four trumps and among them were both aces of diamonds. | |
| 7. subst. a fox in radiosport foxhunt | |
| 8. subst. obsolete | |
| 9. Proper noun. surname, common, from=nicknames | |
| 10. Proper noun. surname, German Jewish | |
| 11. subst. a member of a student fraternity in his first year | |
| 12. subst. (by extension) beginner; fresher | |
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