oberfaul

extremely suspicious; very fishy

English translations

  1. 01

    rotten

  2. 02

    foul

  3. 03

    putrid

Word details

German meaning
Oberfaul bedeutet extrem faul oder sehr träge.
English meaning
Oberfaul means extremely lazy or very sluggish.
Synonym
extrem faul, träge
German example
Er ist oberfaul und macht nie etwas.
English example
He is oberfaul and never does anything.

Example sentences with “oberfaul”

  1. An der ganzen Sache ist etwas oberfaul. (There is something very fishy about the whole thing.)

Frequently asked questions

How is the prefix 'ober-' used in 'oberfaul'?

In German, 'ober-' is often used as a prefix to intensify an adjective, similar to 'super-' or 'extremely'.