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Meaning of Fritz | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
fɹɪts

Definitions

  1. A name used to represent the German people (particularly the German armed forces) as a group.
  2. The state of being defective.
    Northern-US, informal, uncountable
  3. A German person, usually male.
  4. A diminutive of the male given name Friedrich.
  5. A type of processed meat sausage; devon
  6. A surname from German.

Equivalents

العربية فريز
Čeština Němčour skopčák
Français boche Chleuh Fridolin fritz fritz
Nederlands mof
Polski fryc helmut szkop szwab
Português chucrute
Русский ганс немчура фриц шваб

Examples

“Someone sent up a shout and word came that oil had begun to show on the water—that meant one less submarine afloat! Again the roar of guns—again the shout! Two Fritzes sunk. . . !”
“But if Fritz is stationed in that patch of woodland, we've got no chance!”
“You! Fritz! Tell us where the ammunition's kept!”
“[…]so Fritz could sleep easily in his trench, so far as mines were concerned; and Fritz, confident in his Herr Professors, altogether neglected any attempt to counter-mine.”
“'Fritz is pounding away at the crossing,' he said. 'We'd do better to wait till things quieten down.'”
“Uncle Fritz “talked eyes” when he was the most deeply aggrieved; and little Fritz found it most unpleasant to have an American relative addicted to the same bad habit. She came into the room just then and there, and, seeing the two Fritzes in such confidential discussion, would have speedily withdrawn, had not the gentleman risen and begged her to remain.”
““Has she any children?” asked the practical Johannes. / “Just one—a nice boy, too. Thirteen. Fritz is his name.” Jakob chuckled. “Just the same as your brother. That’s a good one—there’ll be two Fritzes in one family!””
“The highly anticipated all-American matchup between Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe — marking the first US Open semifinals between two US men in nearly 20 years — will cost you quite a few Honey Deuces to attend.”
“Generally, cooked deli products include Devon, Strasbourg sausage, Polish sausage, fritz, cabanossi or cabana, mortadella, and well-cooked roast beef (brown/grey in colour).”

CEFR level

C1
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