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Meaning of firgun | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈfɪə(ɹ)ɡuːn/

Definitions

Genuine delight or pride in another person's achievement or in something good that has happened or may happen to another person.

Israel, rare, uncountable

Examples

“Israelis, moreover, will not withdraw from any territory liable to become staging grounds for terrorist groups empowered by international agencies and convinced of their ability to murder Israelis with impunity. Israel will pursue policies with or without firgun.”
“But firgun was certainly the name of the game when the Ambassadors Club, headed by president Yitzhak Eldan, a former Foreign Ministry chief of protocol; and vice president Yoram Naor, who is also the chairman of SICA, the Association of Central American States, organized the presentation of citations to outgoing Ambassador of El Salvador Suzana Gun de Hasenson and Vered Swid, who directs the Authority for the Advancement of the Status of Women in the Prime Minister’s Office.”
“But Barak was unfailingly generous in his firgun to me and genuinely interested in my interpretations of America.”
“This is the epitome of what Israelis call firgun, giving others a leg up and letting them bask in the glory of success.”
“Our pro-social emotions of kindness, empathy, loyalty and firgun tied us together into couples and families, bands and tribes.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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