feig
cowardly; craven
English translations
- 01
cowardly
- 02
timid
- 03
faint-hearted
Word details
- German meaning
- Beschreibt eine Person, die Angst hat und sich nicht traut, etwas zu tun.
- English meaning
- Cowardly
- Synonym
- ängstlich, furchtsam
- German example
- Er war zu feig, um seine Meinung zu sagen.
- English example
- He was too cowardly to speak his mind.
- Comparative
- feigerSuperlative: am feigsten
Related words
- Feigenbaum
A fig tree is a tree or shrub that produces figs.
- feige
cowardly
- Feigenblättchen
Fig leaf
- Feige
fig
- Feigheit
Cowardice
- Feigling
Coward
- Feigenblatt
A fig leaf is a covering used to conceal or gloss over something, often figuratively.
- Ohrfeige
Slap
- Kaktusfeige
Prickly pear
- ohrfeigen
to slap
- fingieren
To feign, to fake
- heichen
To feign, to dissimulate
- vorgaukeln
feign
- Not tun
to feign
- tapfer
Brave
- hasenfüssig
Timid, cowardly
- Angsthase
Scaredy-cat
- Maulschelle
Slap in the face
- Scharbockskraut
lesser celandine
- Duckmäuser
A yes-man is a person who behaves submissively and obsequiously towards authorities, often out of cowardice or self-interest.
- Wechselwirkungsenergie
Interaction energy
- Klatsche
Slap, defeat, gossip
- Backpfeifengesicht
A face that makes you want to slap it.
- Klaps
Spank
- Maulheld
braggart, blowhard
- Backpfeife
Slap
- Hasenfüssigkeit
Cowardice
- heucheln
To feign, to pretend, to dissemble
- Schelle
Bell
- Warmduscher
Wimp, sissy
- Memme
Coward
- Backenstreich
Slap in the face
- Kujon
Coward
- den Schwanz einziehen
to back down, to tuck one's tail between one's legs
- nottun
Nottun is an outdated word for 'pretending to be necessary' or 'feigning'. It means to pretend or to act as if you are doing something that you are not really doing.
- hasenfüßig
Chicken-hearted, cowardly
- Schlappe
Slap / Defeat
- Hasenfuß
Coward
- Weichei
Softie, wimp
- mimen
to feign
- vortäuschen
to feign, to pretend
- vormachen
to pretend, to feign, to deceive
- gaukeln
to feign
- mutig
brave, courageous
- Schimmelkäse
Blue cheese
- Hasenfüßigkeit
Cowardice
- Schwächling
A weak or powerless person, physically or in character.
- Braunwurz
Figwort is a genus of plants in the figwort family, found in Europe and Asia.
- betun
To feign
Example sentences with “feig”
Es war ein feiger Angriff. (It was a cowardly attack.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the noun for 'feig'?
The noun is 'die Feigheit' (cowardice).