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pfui

Interjection CEFR B1

Definitions

an exclamation indicating disagreement or rejection of an argument; contempt

Examples

“'Pfui!' The captain spat. 'I've never met such a dumb sailor as you. So where do you think⟳ the old moon goes?'”
“She liked Arschlochweh and adored Improvisation; but the Anatomiestunde and the bending and stretching she did not like⟳. "Pfui!" she was disgusted, lifting her shoulders and spreading her hands like⟳ the Mandarin, "pfui! the old body!'”
“He comes barging in here as if the place⟳ belonged to him. And intoxicated . . . pfui! . . . the disgusting pig!”

CEFR level

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