Yidish – English

Diccionario 

Aprendiendo Yidish

Letra F

• Fahrshvindn – Disappeared
• Faigelah – Bird (also used as a derogatory reference to a gay person).
• Fantazyor – Man who builds castles in the air
• Farbissener – Embittered; bitter person
• Farblondzhet – Lost, bewildered, confused
• Farblujet – Bending your ear
• Farbrecher – Crook, conman
• Fardeiget – Distressed, worried, full of care, anxiety
• Fardinen a mitzveh – Earn a blessing or a merit (by doing a good deed)
• Fardrai zich dem kop! – Go drive yourself crazy!
• Fardross –  Resentment, disappointment, sorrow
• Farfolen – Lost
• Farfoylt – Mildewed, rotten, decayed
• Farfroyren – Frozen
• Fargessen – Forgot
• Farklempt – Too emotional to talk.  Ready to cry. (See «Verklempt)
• Farklempt fis – Not being able to walk right, clumsy as in «clumsy feet.»
• Far Knaft – Engaged
• Farkakte (taboo) – Dungy, shitty
• Farmach dos moyl! – Shut up! Quiet. (Lit., Shut your mouth.)
• Farmatert – Tired
• Farmisht – Befuddled
• Farmutshet – Worn out, fatigued, exhausted
• Farpitzed – To get all dressed up to the «nines.»
• Farschimmelt – Moldy or rotten.  An analogous meaning could be that a person’s mind has become senile.
• Farshlepteh krenk – Fruitless, endless matter (Lit., A sickness that hangs on)
• Farshlugginer – Refers to a mixed-up or shaken item. Generally indicates something of little or dubious value.
• Farshmeieter – Highly excitable person; always on the go
• Farshnickert – Drunk, high as a kite
• Farshnoshket – Loaded, drunk
• Farshtaist? – You understand?
• Farshtopt – Stuffed
• Farshtunken – Smells bad, stinks
• Farshvitst – sweaty
• Fartik – finished, ready, complete
• Far-tshadikt – Confused, bewildered, befuddled, as if by fumes, gas
• Far zikher – For sure
• Fayeke (F) Fayeker (M) – Capable
• Feh! – Fooey, It stinks, It’s no good
• Feinkochen- Omelet, scrambled eggs
• Feinshmeker – Hi falutin’
• Fendel – pan
• Ferd – Horse, (slang) a fool
• Ferkrimpter ponim – Twisted-up, scowling face
• Ferprishte punim – pimple-face
• Fet – Fat, obese
• Fetter – Uncle (also onkel)
• Finster un glitshik – Miserable (Lit., Dark and slippery)
• Fisfinger – Toes
• Fisslach – (chickens’/duck’s) feet, often in ptsha
• Fliegel – Fowl’s wing
• Focha – Fan
• Foigel – Smart guy (Lit: bird)
• Foiler – Lazy man
• Foilishtik – Foolishness
• Folg mikh! – Obey me!
• Folg mikh a gang! – Quite a distance!  Why should I do it? It’s hardly worth the trouble!
• Fonfen – Speak through the nose
• For gezunterhait! – Bon voyage! Travel in good health!
• Forshpeiz – Appetizer
• Fortz – Fart
• Fortz n’ zovver – A foul, soul-smelling fart.
• Frageh – Question
• Frailech – Happy
• Frassk in pisk- Slap in the face
• Freint – Friend,
• Mr. Fremder – Stranger
• Fress – Eat….pig out.
• Fressen – Eat like a pig, devour
• Fressing – Gourmandizing (By adding the English suffix «ing» to the Yiddish word «fress», a new English word in the vocabulary of American Jews has been created.)
• Froy – Woman,
• Mrs. Frum, (frimer) – Pious, religious, devout
• Funfeh – Speaker’s fluff, error

Publicado 24 de Shevat de 5772 – 18 de Febrero de 2012