Muffe
dieNounsleeve (pipe fitting), socket, muff (fear/cowardice slang)
English translations
- 01
drawer
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Verbindungsstück, um Rohre oder Kabel miteinander zu verbinden; auch: schlechte Laune, Missmut.
- English meaning
- Sleeve, coupling; bad mood, grumpiness
- German example
- Er hatte heute eine richtige Muffe. / Die Rohre wurden mit einer Muffe verbunden.
- English example
- He was in a real bad mood today. / The pipes were connected with a sleeve.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Muffe
- Plural Form
- die Muffen
Related words
- Muffen
drawers
- muffen
drohen
- muffen
befürchten
- Muffel
muffler
- muffen
To grumble
- Muffel
Grouch, grump
- Morgenmuffel
Morning person hater
- Muff
Bad mood, sulk
- Buchse
Socket
- Banause
Philistine
- Brummer
A grumbler is colloquially a person who is grumpy or in a bad mood, or a device that makes a deep, humming noise.
- Schweiger
Silent person
Example sentences with “Muffe”
Die Muffe verbindet die zwei Rohre. (The sleeve connects the two pipes.)
Frequently asked questions
What are the meanings of Muffe?
It is a technical term for a coupling or sleeve in pipes, and also slang for 'fear' (e.g., 'die Muffe sausen haben').