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Ferse (s.) Fersen (pl.) (German f.) heel Fersenband (German n.) heel strap Fersenbein (German n.) calcaneum, heel bone, calcaneus Fersengeld (s.), Fersengelder (pl.) (German n.) turn tail Fersengeld geben (German) to take to one's heels Fersenschmerz (German m.) heel pain Fersensporn (German m.) calcaneal spur, heel spur Fersenverstärkung (German f.) heel reinforcement (shoe) Fersen-Zehen-Gang (German m.) heel-to-toe walk Fersenzunge (German f.) heel tongue (shoe) Fertig- (German) prefabricated (prefix) fertig (German) ready, prompt, finished, all right, premade, prepared, completed Fertig! (German) Done! Fertiganstrich (German m.) finishing coat Fertigarzneimittel (German n.) proprietary medicinal product Fertigbau (German m.) prefabricated building, prefab (colloquial) Fertigbauhäuser (German pl.) prefabricated houses Fertigbauweise (German f.) prefabricated construction Fertigbeton (German m.) ready-mixed concrete Fertigbohren (German n.) finish boring (reamer) fertigbringen (German) to achieve, to manage, to be capable of, to get done fertig bringen (German) to accomplish, to achieve, to contrive, to manage Fertigdrehen (German n.) final turning (lathe) Fertigdurchsicht (German f.) final inspection fertige Kleidung (German f.) ready-made clothes fertigen (German) to manufacture (into), to manufacture, to produce, to fashion fertig entwickelt (German) full-fledged Fertigen von Blumenarrangements (German n.) flower arranging Fertigerzeugnis (s.), Fertigerzeugnisse (pl.) (German n.) finished product, finished goods (pl.) fertige Stücke (German pl.) pieces finished fertige Zeichnung (German f.) finished drawing Fertigfabrikat (s.), Fertigfabrikate (pl.) (German n.) finished product fertig für ... (German) ready for ... fertig gemacht (German) got ready fertig geölt (German) ready-oiled (parquet flooring) Fertiggericht (s.), Fertiggerichte (pl.) (German n.) ready-to-serve meal, ready-made meal, TV dinner, convenience foods (pl.) fertiggestellt (German) completed, ready-made, finished fertig gestellt (German) finished, completed Fertighaus (s.), Fertighäuser (pl.) (German n.) prefabricated house, prefab (colloquial) Fertigkeit (s.), Fertigkeiten (pl.) (German f.) skill, dexterity, facility, accomplishment (technical), dexterity, skill, art, facility, knack, proficiency, craft (skill), attainment, acquirement Fertigkeiten erwerben (German) to acquire skills Fertigkeitsanforderungen (German pl.) skill requirements Fertigkeitsprüfung (German f.) practical exam Fertigkeitstest (German m.) ability test fertig konfektioniertes Kabel (German n.) (ready) made-up cable Fertigmachen (German n.) finishing fertigmachen (German) to blow away (colloquial: defeat) fertig machen (German) to blister, to get ready, to prime (make ready) fertig machend (German) getting ready Fertigmahlzeiten (German pl.) ready-to-eat meals Fertignudeln (German pl.) instant noodles Fertigparkett (German n.) prefinished wood parquet, prefabricated parquetry, engineered wooden flooring Fertigpräparat (German n.) prefabricated compound Fertigprodukt (s.), Fertigprodukte (pl.) (German n.) finished product, completed product Fertigputz (German m.) finishing compound Fertigrasen (German m.) turf (grass) Fertigreibahle (German f.) finishing reamer fertig sein (German) to be done, to be wiped out (colloquial: exhausted) fertigstellen (German) to finish (off), to accomplish, to bring to completion, to complete, to finish, to make it ready fertig stellen (German) to complete Fertigstellung (German f.) completion, finalisation, complementation, conclusion, finishing Fertigstellungstermin (German m.) completion date, deadline Fertigsuppe (German f.) instant soup Fertigtee (German m.) ready-made tea Fertigteil (German n.) prefab (colloquial), prefabricated component, pre-assembled component, finished part Fertigteilbaracke (German f.) prefabricated shack Fertigteile (German pl.) finished parts Fertigteilstütze (German f.) precast column fertig und abgeschlossen (German) done and dusted (colloquial) Fertigung (German f.) manufacture, manufacturing, fabrication, assembly, production, shop floor (production floor of a factory) Fertigung in großen Serien (German f.) large-lot production, large-scale production Fertigung in Losgrößen (German f.) batch production Fertigungsablaufstudie (German f.) chronological study, production study Fertigungsabteilung (German f.) fabrication shop, production department, production division, production shop, manufacturing department Fertigungsanlage (s.), Fertigungsanlagen (pl.) (German f.) factory, foundry, production plant, manufacturing plant Fertigungsaufgabe (German f.) abandonment of production Fertigungsauftrag (s.), Fertigungsaufträge (pl.) (German m.) production order Fertigungsband (German n.) production line Fertigungsbereich (German m.) production area, shop floor Fertigungsdurchlaufzeit (German f.) manufacturing lead time Fertigungsfehler (German m.) manufacturing defect Fertigungsindustrie (German f.) manufacturing industry Fertigungsingenieur (German m.) production engineer Fertigungsjahr (German n.) year of manufacture Fertigungskosten (German pl.) cost of manufacture, production costs, manufacturing costs Fertigungslauf (German m.) production run Fertigungsleiter (German m.) production manager Fertigungslinie (German f.) assembly line Fertigungsmethode (German f.) assembly method Fertigungsnummer (German f.) manufacturing number, serial number, batch number Fertigungsplan (German m.) production schedule Fertigungsplanung (German f.) production scheduling, scheduling Fertigungsprozess (German m.) process of manufacture, process of production Fertigungsschritt (German m.) stage of production, fabrication step Fertigungsstand (German m.) production status Fertigungsstätte (German f.) production site, production plant, manufacturing plant, manufacturing site Fertigungsstelle (German f.) production centre Fertigungsstraße (German f.) production line Fertigungsstufe (s.), Fertigungsstufen (pl.) (German f.) stage of production, state of production fertigungssynchron (German) just-in-time Fertigungstechnik (German f.) production engineering Fertigungsumfang (German m.) volume of production Fertigungsverfahren (German n.) manufacturing process, production process, production technique Fertigungszeichnung (German f.) shop drawing Fertigungszeit (German f.) processing time Fertigungszeitplan (German m.) production schedule Fertigungsziel (German n.) output target, production target Fertigung vor Ort (German f.) on-site fabrication fertig verwendbar (German) readily utilisable, readily usable fertig von der Stange (German) ready-made Fertigware (s.), Fertigwaren (pl.) (German f.) complete product, ready-made, finished product Fertigwarenbestand (German m.) stock of finished products Fertigwarenlager (German n.) stock of finished goods Fertigwarenlagerung (German f.) storage of finished goods fertig werden mit (German) to deal with, to manage, to take (tolerate) fertig zu ... (German) ready to ... fertig zum Schieben (German) ready to push fertil (German) fertile Fertile Crescent a region of the Middle East arching across the northern part of the Syrian Desert and extending from the Nile Valley to the Tigris fertilisiert (German) fertilised Fertilität (German f.) fertility Ferula (Latin) a cane (used for corporal punishment in schools) fervemmente (French) fervently, vehemently Fervent, Fervently ardent, intense, ardently, intensely, ardente (Italian), fervente (Italian), heftig (German), avec ferveur (French) fervente (Italian) fervent, vehement fervidamente (Italian) fervidly, fervently, vehemently fervido (Italian) fervid, fervent, vehement fervore (Italian) fervour Fes (German m.) fez (hat) Fes, fes (German n.) the note 'F flat' Fescennine licentious, obscene, scurrilous (a reference to the ancient Etruscan town of Fescennia and its tradition of ribald and scurrilous songs that were performed at festivals such as harvest-home and weddings, which tradition was taken over by the Romans who applied the term particularly to bawdy verses sung to the happy couple at their nuptials) fesch (German - Austria, Southern Germany) stylish, snappy (colloquial), pretty (Austria, Southern Germany) (German) posh (colloquial), dashingly, smart, jaunty fescher (German) smarter (more neatly dressed) fescher Junge (German m.) smart boy fescher junger Mann (German m.) dashing young man fescher Mann (German m.) dashing fellow fescheste (German) smartest Fescue (from Latin fescuta, stalk, straw) a wire pin or similar, used to point out letters to children (also a verb, as in 'to fescue') (from Latin fescuta, stalk, straw) plectrum with which the strings of a lyre or harp may be struck (from Latin fescuta, stalk, straw) the style of a dial (obscure meaning) a grass of the genus Fescuta Fes-Dur (German n.) the key of 'F flat major', enharmonically equivalent to the key of 'E major' Feses, feses (German n.) the note 'F double flat' fes-Moll (German n.) the key of 'F flat minor', enharmonically equivalent to the key of 'E minor' Fessel (s.), Fesseln (pl.) (German f.) manacle, band (shackle, fetter), clog, cord, fetter, handcuffs, fetlock, ankle (of a human), hobble (fetter) Fesselfäden (German pl.) sticky threads Fesselflug (German m.) tethered flight (for example, balloon) Fesselgelenk (German n.) fetlock fesseln (German) to absorb, to enchain, to fetter, to shackle, to trammel, to attract, to arrest, to chain, to clog, to constrain, to enthral, to handcuff, to thrill, to truss up (colloquial: person), to pinion (a person), to engage (engross), to tie up (prisoner, hands, etc.), to captivate (figurative), to mesmerise (figurative) fesselnd (German) absorbing, gripping, captivating, enchaining, engrossingly, intriguingly, manacling, spell binding, captivatingly, grippingly, arresting, capturing, riveting, spellbinding, engrossing (book, story, etc.), fascinating, engaging (engrossing), fettering, unputdownable (colloquial: book), compelling (film, performance), trammelling, pinioning, shackling Fesseln der Gewohnheit (German pl.) chains of habit fesselnde Geschichte (German f.) absorbing tale fesselnder (German) more captivating fesselnder Anblick (German m.) fascinating sight fesselnder Ausdruck (German m.) arresting phrase fesselnder Roman (German m.) spellbinder fesselndes Buch (German n.) page-turner fesselt (German) captivates, fetters, shackles, trammels fesselte (German) fettered, manacled, shackled, trammelled Fesselung (German f.) captivation, ravishment Fest- (German) festive, celebratory (prefix) -fest (German) -proof (suffix) Fest (s.), Feste (pl.) (German n.) festival (religious), celebration, feast, festivity, gala, party film or TV festival (colloquial abbreviation) fest (German) fixated, non-varying, sturdy, steadfast, fast, consistent, substantial, immovable, concrete, confirmed, consolidated, constant, determined, inflexible, proof (resistant), solidly, soundly, stiff, strong, steadfastly, adamant, tenacious (grip), stout, staunch, solid (hard, stable), firmly, tightly, hard, tight, sound (sleep), firm, steady, stable, tough (stable), fixed (cost, etc.) Festa (Italian f.) festival (for example, a Saint's Day), holiday, birthday, party, feast Festabend (German m.) festive evening Festa da Coca taking place on the feast of Corpus Christi in Redondela situated in the Province of Pontevedra, Spain, the 'Coca' festival combines both religious and secular aspects of Galician tradition. The tradition of dancing with daughters on the shoulders takes its origins from a local legend believed to date from the Middle Ages about two women being saved from a dragon by dancing with their daughters on their shoulders. The young girls are dressed in traditional costumes called penlas while, at the head of the procession, a 'dragon' is carried through the streets by centulos Festa da Coca Festakt (German m.) ceremonial act Festakt zur Eröffnung (German m.) opening ceremony Festal responses responses for church use on feast days fest anbieten (German) to make a firm offer fest angebracht (German) firmly fixed fest angeschlossen (German) permanently connected festangestellt (German) permanently employed, salaried festangestellte Arbeitskraft (German f.) permanent employee fest angestellte Arbeitskräfte (German pl.) permanent workers festangestellter Beschäftigter (German m.) permanent employee fest angezogen sein (German) to be firmly applied (brake on a car, etc.) Festansprache (German f.) official speech Festanstellung (German f.) decasualisation, permanent position, tenure (university) Festa teatrale (Italian f., literally 'theatrical celebration') a sub-genre of eighteenth-century opera seria, a gala performance, usually to celebrate an important occasion, and often based on a mythological or allegorical subject. The opera Ascanio in Alba (1771) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), subtitled Festa teatrale in due parti K. 111, was written for the wedding celebrations of the Habsburg Archduke Ferdinand to Maria Ricciarda Berenice d'Este in Milan. The piece contains complimentary references to the couple and their ancestry. Unlike dramma per musica, festa teatrale including dancing and choral singing fest aufliegen (German) to be rigidly supported Festauftrag (German m.) firm order Festausschuss (German m.) festival committee festbacken (German) to cake Festbankett (German n.) celebratory banquet fest bei der Arbeit sein (German) to be hard at work Festbeleuchtung (German f.) illumination Festbestellung (German f.) firm order Festbesucher (s./pl.) (German m.) festival-goer, party guest Festbeton (German m.) hardened concrete Festbetrag (s.), Festbeträge (pl.) (German m.) fixed amount Festbett (German n.) packed bed fest bezahlte Belegschaft (German f.) salaried staff fest bezahlte Stelle (German f.) salaried position Festbild (German n.) still picture, freeze frame, still image festbinden (German) to tie (laces, etc.), to bind fast, to lash back festbindend (German) tying festbleiben (German) to remain firm (figurative) fest bleiben (German) to remain firm fest bleiben bei (German) to abide by Festbrennstoff (German m.) solid fuel Festbrennweite (German f.) fixed focal length Festdaten (German pl.) fixed data Fest der Beschneidung Christi (German n.) Circumcision Fest der Heiligen Drei Könige (German n.) Epiphany Feste (s.), Festen (pl.) (German f.) stronghold, fastness (stronghold), hold (archaic), castle feste (German) firmness, steadiness, hard (familiar) feste Absicht (German f.) firm intention feste Anstellung (German f.) permanent appointment, regular employment feste Beziehung (German f.) solid relationship feste Dachluke (German f.) dead light feste Einteilung (German f.) fixed scale Feste feiern (German) to revel feste Form annehmen (German) to take shape feste Gestalt (German f.) definite shape feste Gestalt annehmen (German) to take shape feste Gewohnheit (German f.) confirmed habit feste Größe (German f.) constant feste Grundlage (German f.) strong foundation feste Grundsätze (German pl.) firm ideas feste Haltung (German f.) firm attitude Festeinband (German m.) hardcover Festeinbau (German m.) fixed installation fest einbauen (German) to hard-code fest eingebaut (German) hard coded fest eingebaute Armaturen (German pl.) fixtures fest eingebauter Gegenstand (German m.) fixture fest eingeschlafen sein (German) to be fast asleep fest eingewurzelt (German) entrenched Festejo (Spanish m., literally 'celebration') a popular festive Afro-Peruvian dance, originally a competition of men in a circle, confronting each other with a series of fighting rhythms. The men carried cajones in this musical competition reminiscent of Brazilian capoiera. Today, the festejo movements are extremely sensual and undulating, the body talking, dancing exactly with the rhythm. Every sound triggers a movement. The musical accompaniment is usually simple, with a guitar and hand clapping, and in modern times the cajón, which replaces earlier bass instruments such as the botijas and hollow-log drums. The dancers follow each strike of the cajón feste Kosten (German pl.) standing charges feste Löhne (German pl.) fixed wages feste Monatsgebühr (German f.) fixed monthly charge feste Nahrung (German f.) solid food, solids festen Boden unter sich haben (German) to be on firm ground, to be on sure ground festen Fuß fassen (German) to gain a foothold (also figurative) fest entscheiden (German) to decide for certain fest entschlossen sein (German) to be full of resolution, to be bound and determined fest entschlossen sein, ... zu tun (German) to be intent on doing ... fest entschlossen zu (German) intent on fester (German) tighter, steadier, firmer fester Arbeitsplatz (German m.) steady job fester Auftrag (German m.) firm order fester Beschluss (German m.) firm resolution fester Bestandteil (German m.) permanent feature, inherent part fester Betrag (German m.) fixed amount, fixed sum fester Beweis (German m.) concrete evidence fester binden (German) to bind more tightly fester Blick (German m.) steady look, steadfast look, steady gaze, gaze fester Boden (German m.) firm ground, solid ground, terra firma fester Brennstoff (German m.) solid fuel feste Regel (German f.) hard rule, inflexible rule fester Einband (German m.) hard cover fester Entschluss (German m.) firm resolution, decision fester Fels (German m.) solid rock fester Freund (m.), feste Freundin (f.), feste Freunde (pl.) (German) steady, constant friend, boy friend (m.), girl friend (f.), firm friend fester Glaube (German m.) settled belief, strong faith fester Händedruck (German m.) squeeze fester Knoten (German m.) secure knot fester Körper (German m.) solid body, solid substance fester Preis (German m.) fixed price, firm price, frozen price, set price, straight price fest eröffnen (German) to open firmly fester Schlaf (German m.) sound sleep fester Stand (German m.) foothold, strong position fester Stoff (German m.) solid substance fester tendieren (German) to perk up fester Verbund (German m.) solid combination fester Wechselkurs (German m.) fixed exchange rate fester Wert (German m.) constant value fester Wille (German m.) strong will fester Wohnsitz (German m.) fixed abode, settled domicile, permanent residence fester Zeitraum (German m.) fixed period of time festes Angebot (German n.) binding offer, firm offer, firm quote (quotation), positive offer festes Bankett (German n.) hard shoulder (motorway) feste Schnur (German f.) stout cord festes Einkommen (German n.) fixed income, stable income festes Entgelt (German n.) fixed charge festes Gehalt (German n.) fixed salary, regular salary festes Inventar (German n.) fixture, fixtures festes Jahreseinkommen (German n.) annuity festes Land (German n.) dry land festes Puder-Make-up (German n.) pancake make-up festes Schuhwerk (German n.) sturdy shoes, stout shoes (sturdy) Festessen (s./pl.) (German n.) dinner, banquet, complimentary dinner, feast, lavish feast, spread (colloquial) Festessen für die Arbeiter (German n.) beanfeast festeste (German) firmest feste Stelle (German f.) permanent position feste Stellung (German f.) strong position feste Struktur (German f.) solid structure, stable structure festes Tuch (German n.) substantial cloth feste Substanz (German f.) solid matter, solid substance feste Summe (German f.) fixed sum fest etabliert (German) securely established feste Teilchen (German pl.) solid particles feste Tendenz (German f.) firm tendency, steady tendency feste Überzeugung (German f.) confidence, settled conviction, strong conviction feste Umarmung (German f.) squeeze feste Verbindung (German f.) solid compound feste Verpflichtung (German f.) firm commitment feste Verzinsung (German f.) fixed interest rate festevole (Italian) merry festevolmente (Italian) merrily feste Zeiten (German pl.) set hours feste Zusage (German f.) firm promise festfahren (German) to get stuck festfahrend (German) getting stuck Festformat (German n.) fixed format Festgast (s.), Festgäste (pl.) (German m.) feaster, party guest, guest at a ceremony Festgebot (German n.) firm offer festgebunden (German) strapped Festgedicht (German n.) complimentary poem, celebratory poem, occasional poem festgedrückt (German) hard-packed (earth) festgefahren (German) got stuck, deadlocked, gridlocked (figurative: talks, negotiations) festgefahren sein (German) to be at stalemate festgefahrene Situation (German f.) gridlock (figurative) festgefahrener Schnee (German m.) packed snow Festgefahrenheit (German f.) deadlock festgefressen (German) jammed (for example, a saw in wood) fest gefügt (German) firmly established festgehalten (German) held on, stranded, held (in police custody) festgeklammert (German) pegged festgeklebt (German) stuck (glued) festgeklemmt (German) impacted festgelaufen (German) seized (up) festgelegt (German) determined, fixed, set, appointed, defined, predefined, settled, stated, designated, specified, cut and dried, controlled, committed festgelegt auf (German) committed to festgelegt sein (German) to be committed festgelegte Geldstrafe (German f.) fixed penalty payment festgelegte Grenzen (German pl.) defined limits festgelegte Richtung (German f.) settled direction festgelegte Wachzeit (German f.) scheduled watch festgelegte Zeit (s.), festgelegte Zeiten (pl.) (German f.) time specified, set time, stated time, stated hours (pl.) festgelegter Zeitraum (German m.) fixed period festgemacht (German) proofed, tightened, belayed festgemacht sein (German) to be fastened festgenommen wegen (German) held for (in custody for a crime) Festgenommener (m.), Festgenommene (f.), Festgenommene (pl.) (German) detained person, arrested person festgepackt (German) compact festgerammt (German) rammed festgeschaltet (German) permanently connected festgeschnallt (German) strapped down, strapped festgeschraubt (German) screwed on tightly festgeschrieben (German) established festgesetzt (German) set, statedly, fixed, settled, appointed festgestanden (German) stood firm Festgestein (German n.) bedrock festgestellt (German) ascertained, established, noticed festgestellte Forderung (German f.) established claim festgetreten (German) trodden in (dirt), hard-packed (snow) fest gewählt (German) fixed Festgewand (German n.) pearlies festgezimmert (German) cast-iron (strategy, world-view) Festgottesdienst (German m.) church service of celebration Festhaften (German n.) adherence fest haften (German) to stick close to festhaftend (German) bonded festhaken (German) to hitch Festhalle (German f.) festival hall, banqueting hall festhaltbar (German) cleavable Festhalten (German n.) conventionalism, adherence, adhesion, capture festhalten (German) to hold down, to hold on to, to retain, to hold tight, to adhere, to hold, to hold fast, to hold firm, to clutch, to register, to detain, to cherish (an idea), to record (data), to secure, to fasten Festhalten! (German) Hold on! Festhalten am Alten (German n.) traditionalism Festhalten am Überlieferten (German n.) conventionality festhalten an (German) to hold on to, to cling to (a tradition), to stick to (figurative), to adhere to, to abide by, to cleave to, to hew to festhaltend (German) abiding, holding on Festhalten und nicht loslassen! (German) Hold on tight and don't let go! Festhaltezange (German f.) locking pliers, mole grips, grip wrench, self-grip wrench festhämmern (German) to clench, to hammer down Festharz (German n.) solid resin festheften (German) to tack down (sewing) Festigkeit (German f.) firmness, steadiness festigen (German) to steady, to consolidate, to tighten, to brace, to establish firmly, to stabilise, to cement (figurative), to corroborate, to stengthen festigend (German) solidifying, consolidatory Festiger (German m.) consolidator Festigkeit (German f.) firmness, fixedness, solidness, staunchness, strength, tightness, consistence, constancy, fastness, fixity, solidity, stability, steadiness, sturdiness, consistency, cohesiveness Festigkeitslehre (German f.) science of the strength of materials Festigkeitsschweißung (German f.) styrene festiglich (Italian) firmly, steadily, festive, magnificent festigste (German) steadiest festigt (German) solidifies festigte (German) solidified Festigung (German f.) consolidation, fortification, stabilisation Festigungen (German pl.) fortifications Festigungsgewebe (German n.) strengthening tissue (textile) Festina lente (Latin) more haste, less speed Festino (Italian m.) party Festival (English, Italian m., German n., Spanish m.) day or period of celebration, series of cultural events in a town, region, etc. Festival de música (Spanish m.) music festival Festival de musique (French m.) music festival Festival der alten Musik (German n.) early music festival Festival di musica popolare (Italian m.) folk-music festival Festival für alte Musik (German n.) early music festival Festival of fools or 'Feast of Fools', fête des fous (French f.), festum fatuorum, festum stultorum or festum hypodiaconorum, a medieval festival celebrated from the fifth to the sixteenth centuries. Based on the priciple of 'misrule', in which power, dignity and impunity is briefly conferred on those in a subordinate position, the young people of the village would elect a King of Fools or Lord of Misrule to represent the nobility and lord over the event. On this day rules were tossed aside and people were able to play the roles of their social superiors, kings and clergy Feast of fools Festivals (Latin, festivitas meaning 'merriment') originally events arranged to celebrate special events at Royal Courts, although more recently the term has become associated with a series of concerts at a single venue or to honour a single composer or linked by a common theme festivamente (Italian) festively, gaily, brilliantly Festive of or pertaining to a festival, joyous Festividad (Italian f.) festivity, festival Festività (Italian f.) festivity, festival, mirth, gaiety Festivity (s.), Festivities (pl.) gaiety, rejoicing, celebration (as a plural), party (as a plural) festivo (Italian) festive, merry, cheerful festkeilend (German) chocking Festkeiten (German pl.) festivities Festklammern (German n.) clamping festklammern (German) to clip, to clamp on, to peg on (laundry) festkleben (German) to tape, to stick (firmly) festklebend (German) sticking Festkleid (s.), Festkleider (pl.) (German n.) festive dress, ceremonial dress, gala dress festklemmen (German) to wedge, to clamp, to jam festklopfen (German) to hammer out (figurative) festknebeln (German) to toggle festkochend (German) waxy (potato) Festkomitee (German n.) Festive Committee (carnival) festkommen (German) to run aground Festkonzert (German n.) gala concert Festkopf (German m.) fixed magnetic head Festkopfplatte (German f.) fixed-head disk Festkörper- (German) all-solid (prefix) Festkörper (German m.) solid state, solid object, solid, solid body Festkörperphysik (German f.) solid-state physics Festland (German n.) continent, mainland, dry land Festlandbewohner (German m.) continental Festlandeis (German n.) land-based ice festländisch (German) continental festländischer Teil (German m.) continental part festlandkeltisch (German) Continental Celtic Festlandküste (German f.) mainland coast Festlandskandinavisch (German n.) Continental Scandinavian festlandskandinavisch (German) Continental Scandinavian Festlandsmasse (German f.) continent Festlandsockel (German m.) continental shelf festlegen (German) to determine, to fix, to state, to set, to schedule, to immobilise, to appoint, to constitute, to predefine, to rate, to rule, to settle, to lay down, to declare, to stipulate, to specify, to assess festlegend (German) locating, immobilising Festlegung (German f.) predefinition, fixing, preliminary fixing, stipulating, establishment, determination, definition, commitment, stipulation festlich (German) festive, convivial, convivially, festal, festally, solemnly, festively, ceremonial (festive) festlich (German) festive, festal, merry festlich begehen (German) to celebrate (event) festlicher (German) more festive festlicher Anlass (German m.) festive occasion festlich gestimmt (German) solemnised Festlichkeit (s), Festlichkeiten (pl.) (German f.) festivity, fiesta, solemnity, festiveness, revelry festlichste (German) most festive festliegen (German) to be fixed, to be settled festliegend (German) stranded Festlohn (German m.) fixed wages festmachen (German) to attach, to belay, to make fast, to fasten, to fix, to steady, to tie up, to fasten down, to tighten, to settle, to moor (boat), to fasten festmachen an (German) to fasten to festmachend (German) belaying, mooring, tightening Festmachen eines Bootes (German n.) mooring Festmacher (German m.) mooring line Festmacherboot (German f.) mooring boat Festmacherleine (German f.) docking line Festmahl (German n.) feast, banquet fest montiert (German) firmly mounted Festnageln (German n.) tacking festnageln (German) to spike, to nail down, to pin down, to tack down festnagelnd (German) spiking festnähen (German) to stitch down Festnahme (s.), Festnahmen (pl.) (German f.) apprehension (in the act), detention, arrest, seizure festnehmen (German) to arrest, to apprehend (take into custody), to haul in (colloquial: police), to collar (colloquial), to detain festnehmend (German) arresting Festnetz (German n.) fixed network, fixed-line network, landline, fixed lines Festnetzanschluss (German m.) landline, fixed line Festnetznummer (German f.) landline number Festnetztelefon (German n.) landline, land line, fixed-line telephone Fest noz (s), Festoù-noz (pl) Breton night dance, fiesta nocturna bretona (Spanish) Feston (German n.) festoon (curtains, etc.) festonieren (German) to scallop Festoon curved hanging chain of flowers, leaves, ribbons, lights, etc. to adorn with or form into festoons, to decorate elaborately Festordner (German m.) steward festoso (Italian) festive, festal, merry, joyfully Fest-overture (German) festival overture, an overture in a vigorous brilliant style Festplatte (German f.) fixed disk, hard disk, harddisk, hard-disk, disk, harddrive Festplattenlaufwerk (German n.) hard drive (harddrive), harddiskdrive Festplattenplatz (German m.) disk space Festplattenspeicher (German m.) fixed-disk storage, hard drive space Festplatz (German m.) fairground, festival ground Festpreis (German m.) controlled price, fixed price, firm and fixed price Festpreiskarte (German f.) table d'hôte menu Festpreisvertrag (German m.) fixed-price contract Festprogramm (German n.) table of events Festpunktaufhängung (German f.) fixed suspension festrammen (German) to ram Festrede (German f.) official speech, (celebratory) speech Festsaal (German m.) ballroom, party hall festsaugen (German) to adhere fest schlafen (German) to be fast asleep, to be sound asleep festschlagen (German) to clinch fest schließen (German) to close firmly Festschmaus (German m.) feast Festschmuck (German m.) decorations festschnallen (German) to strap down, to clasp, to strap, to fasten in festschnallend (German) strapping down festschrauben (German) to screw down, to bolt on festschrauben an (German) to bolt on to festschreiben (German) to codify, to lay down, to establish Festschrift (English from German f.) commemorative publication, a collection of essays or articles published in honour of a particular event or occasion, such as the birthday or retirement of a respected scholar festsetzen (German) to appoint, to state, to schedule, to establish, to pitch, to adopt, to assign, to constitute, to determine, to fix, to set, to stipulate, to lay down, to decide, to detain (to arrest), to assign (specify) Festsetzung (German f.) appointment, assignment, assessment, fixation, fixing, designation, arrangement Festsetzungsverjährung (German f.) statute of limitations fest sicher machen (German) to steady festsitzen (German) to be firm, to be stuck, to stick, to be tight festsitzen (German) to be stuck, to be snookered (also colloquial), to be jammed tight, to be trapped, to be marooned festsitzend (German) stuck, seized, fixed (partial denture, splint) festsitzender Rost (German m.) deep-seated rust festsitzen in... (German) to be ingrained in... Festspannung (German f.) fixed voltage Festspeicher (German m.) read-only memory (ROM), solid-state memory, hard disc Festspiel (s.), Festspiele (pl) (German n., literally 'festival') pegeant, festival - although in a general sense meaning 'festival', in music, the term is more specifically applied to a stage play in which music is included Festspielhaus (German n.) festival theatre, festival hall Festspielstadt (German f.) festival city, festival town Festspieltourismus (German m.) festival tourism feststampfen (German) to tramp down feststecken (German) to pin, to be stuck, to tack (with pin), to pin up, to fit on feststehen (German) to stand firm, to be certain, to be fixed feststehend (German) stationary, standing firm, static, hard and fast, fixed (invariable), established, unbreakable (rule, law) feststehende Redensart (German f.) set phrase feststehende Tatsache (German f.) established fact feststehender Ausdruck (German m.) set phrase, set expression feststehender Handelsbrauch (German m.) established practice feststehendes Messer (German n.) fixed-blade knife feststehendes Messer mit Scheide (German n.) sheath knife feststellbar (German) ascertainable, certifiable, discoverable, certifiably, detectable, identifiable, statable, securable, lockable in position Feststellbarkeit (German f.) detectability Feststellbremse (German f.) parking brake, emergency brake feststellen (German) to ascertain, to toggle, to assess, to declare, to detect (lead, disease), to establish, to find (determine, ascertain), to fix, to make out, to note, to state, to discern, to notice, to realise (discover), to secure, to tell (determine), to lock (with key) feststellend (German) noticing, declaratory, confirming Feststellhebel (German m.) locking lever Feststellmutter (German f.) locknut, lock nut Feststellschraube (German f.) locking bolt, setscrew, set screw, locking screw Feststelltaste (German f.) caps lock, caps lock key (typewriter, computer keyboard) Feststellung (s.), Feststellungen (pl.) (German f.) discovery, establishment, ascertainment, assessment, locating, findings, observation, declarative statement, detection, finding, statement, realisation, finding (of a court)n Feststellung der Echtheit eines Dokuments (German f.) verification of a document Feststellung der Tatsachen (German f.) ascertainment of the facts, fact finding Feststellung der Todesursache (German f.) coroner's inquest Feststellungsbeamter (German m.) adjuster, assessor, adjustor Feststellungsbescheid (German m.) assessment Feststellvorrichtung (German f.) locking device Feststiege (German f.) grand staircase Feststimmung (German f.) festive mood Festtag (German m.) festive day, gala day, feast day, high day Festtagsbraten (German m.) holiday roast Festtagskleidung (German f.) holiday clothes Festtinte (German f.) solid ink festtreten (German) to tread down, to tramp in, to tramp down fest umrissen (German) concrete, definite Festumzug (German m.) festival procession Festung (s.), Festungen (pl.) (German f.) fortress, stronghold, castle, citadel, fort Festungsanlagen (German pl.) fortifications Festungsarchitekt (German m.) fortress architect Festungsbau (German m.) fortification, fortress construction Festungsbaukunst (German f.) fortress architecture Festungsbaumeister (German m.) fortress architect Festungsgraben (German m.) moat Festungshaft (German f.) imprisonment in a fortress, imprisonment (custodia honesta) Festungsmauer (German f.) battlement, fortification wall Festungswall (German m.) rampart fest verankern (German) to fix firmly fest verankerte Gewohnheit (German f.) unbreakable habit Festveranstaltung (German f.) gala fest verbunden (German) permanently connected, firmly connected fest verdrahten (German) to hard-code, to hardwire fest verdrahtet (German) hard-wired festverdrahtet (German) wired, hard-wired, hardwired festverdrahtete logische Schaltung (German f.) hard-wired logic Festverglasung (German f.) fixed glazing fest verpflichtet sein (German) to be bound over fest verschließen (German) to secure fest verwurzelt (German) dug in, entrenched, deep-seated festverzinslich (German) fixed interest bearing, fixed-income, fixed-interest fest von ... überzeugt sein (German) to be a firm believer in ... fest vorgeben (German) to fix, to prescribe (specify) fest vorgegeben (German) fixed Festvorstellung (German f.) gala performance festwachsen (an) (German) to grow on (onto) Festwagen (German m.) float (in a parade or procession) Festwerden (German n.) consolidation fest werden (German) to harden (glue), to set (jelly), to become concrete, to consolidate Festwert (German m.) constant Festwertspeicher (German m.) read only memory (ROM) Festwiderstand (German m.) fixed resistor fest wie ein Fels (German) steady as a rock Festwiese (German f.) fairground Festzeit (German f.) festival day, festive season Festzelt (German n.) (carnival) marquee, party tent festziehen (German) to pull tight fest ziehen (German) to tie up, to tighten, to tighten up Festzug (German m.) (grand) procession, pageant, parade, festive procession fest zugemachte Tür (German f.) secured door fest zugeordnet (German) dedicated fest zugeschraubt (German) screwed on tightly (lid, top) Festzugswagen (German m.) float (procession) fest zulangen (German) to tuck in (colloquial: eat) festzulegende Bedingungen (German pl.) conditions to be determined fest zusagen (German) to pledge Feta (English, German m.) Greek cheese Fetakäse (German m.) feta cheese Fete (s.), Feten (pl.) (German f.) festival, large scale party, fete, rave, entertainment on a large scale, do (colloquial: festivity) Fête champêtre (French f.) an outdoor entertainment, a sumptuous garden-party in painting, representation of a rural feast or open-air entertainment Fête champêtre Fête de bienfaisance (French f.) fête Fête des fous (French f.) festival of fools, festum fatuorum, festum stultorum, festum hypodiaconorum, in Scottish 'daft-days', a period of misrule and revelry, of mock masses and masquerades, of celebration and not a little gluttony, that lasted the whole twelve days of Christmas Fête galante (French f., literally 'gallant feast') although used synonymously with fête champêtre, it is also used to refer to a specific kind of fête champêtre, a more graceful, usually aristocratic scene in which groups of idly amorous, relaxed, well-dressed figures are depicted in a pastoral setting, dancing, making music or love-making, which, in painting was a form closely associated with the French painter Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) Fête galante Antoine Watteau Fetial (s.), Fetialen (pl.) (English, German m.) in ancient Rome, any of a group of priests who gave advice in the conduct of war, diplomatic negotiations, etc. Fetisch (s.), Fetische (pl.) (German m.) fetish fetischisieren (German) to make a fetish of, to fetishise Fetischismus (German m.) fetishism Fetischist (m.), Fetischistin (f.) (German) fetishist fetischistisch (German) fetishistic, fetishistically Fetischmode (German f.) fetish fashion fetor ex ore (Latin) malodour, bromopnea, halitosis, bad breath Fett (s.), Fette (pl.) (German n.) fat, grease fett (German) fat, adipose, porky (colloquial), plump, pinguid, rich (prize, soil, food), luxuriant, fatty, bold (writing) Fett- (German) adipose, fatty (prefix) Fettabbau (German m.) fat reduction Fettablagerung (s.), Fettablagerungen (pl.) (German f.) fatty deposit Fettabsaugen (German n.) liposuction Fettabsaugung (German f.) liposuction fettabweisend (German) lipophobic Fett abweisend (German) lipophobic fettähnlich (German) fatlike, lipoidal, lipoid Fett ansetzen (German) to run to fat Fettanteil (German m.) fat content fettarm (German) low fat, low in fat, defatted, low-fat, lean (meat), fat-poor fettarme Milch (German f.) low-fat milk, lowfat milk fettarm essen (German) to eat low-fat food Fettauge (s.), Fettaugen (pl.) (German n.) grease drop Fettaugen auf der Suppe (German pl.) globules of grease floating on the soup Fettbauch (s.), Fettbäuche (pl.) (German m.) paunch Fettbedarf (German m.) fat requirement Fettbehälter (German m.) grease container Fettbrand (German m.) fat fire, grease fire Fettbrot (German n.) bread and dripping Fettcreme (German f.) rich oil-based cream fettdichtes Papier (German n.) greaseproof paper Fettdruck (German m.) bold face, heavy print, bold face printing, bold print, bold type fette Buchstaben (German pl.) bold type fette Druckbuchstaben (German pl.) bold type fette Jahre (German pl.) fat years, boom years fette Lettern (German pl.) bold face Fettemulgierung (German f.) emulsification of fats fetten (German) to grease, to apply grease, to be greasy fetten (German) to grease, to be greasy fettend (German) greasing fetter (German) fatter fetter Bissen (German m.) juicy morsel (figurative, colloquial) fetter Boden (German m.) heavy soil fetter Druck (German m.) bold print, boldface fette Riffs (German pl.) chunky riffs (colloquial) fetter Satz (German m.) bold type fetter Speck (German m.) back bacon Fettersatz (German m.) fat substitute fette Schrift (German f.) blackface, bold characters, bold face, Clarendon type fettes Essen (German n.) fatty food fettes Schaf (German n.) fat sheep fetteste (German) fattest fettete ein (German) greased fette Zeiten (German pl.) times of plenty Fettfilm (German m.) greasy film Fettfleck (German m.) grease mark, grease spot fettfrei (German) nonfat, non-fat, fatless, free from grease fettgedruckt (German) in bold (type), in bold print fett gedruckt (German) (printed) in bold, in bold type, in boldface, in bold print fett gedrucktes Wort (German n.) word in bold type Fettgehalt (s.), Fettgehalte (pl.) (German m.) fat content fettgeschmiert (German) grease-lubricated Fettgewebe (German n.) adipose tissue, fatty tissue, fat tissue fetthaltig (German) containing fat, fatty Fettheit (German f.) richness (of mixture) fettig (German) greasy, fattily, greasily, lardy, oleaginous, fatty, adipose, oily fettige Haut (German f.) oily skin fettiger (German) fattier, greasier, lardier fettiges Haar (German n.) oily hair, greasy hair Fettigkeit (German f.) fattiness, oiliness, adiposity, fatness fettigste (German) fattiest, greasiest, lardiest Fettkohle (German f.) bituminous coal Fettlebe (German f.) luxuriousness fettleibig (German) obese, corpulent, adipose Fettleibigkeit (German f.) obesity, obeseness, corpulence, adiposity, fatness fettlos (German) fatless Fettlöser (s./pl.) (German m.) degreaser, grease remover fettlöslich (German) fat-soluble, liposoluble Fettlöslichkeit (German f.) liposolubility, solubility in fat fett machen (German) to fatten Fettmenge (German f.) quantity of fat, amount of fat Fettnippel (German m.) grease nipple Fettöl (German n.) fat oil Fettpapier (German n.) greaseproof paper, waxed paper Fettpflanze (German f.) succulent (plant) Fettpolster (s./pl.) (German n.) padding, subcutaneous fat, fat pad Fettpresse (German f.) grease gun Fettquelle (German f.) source of fat fettreduziert (German) reduced-fat fettreduzierte Diät (German f.) low fat diet fettreduzierte Milch (German f.) fat-reduced milk fettreich (German) fat-laden, high-fat, fat-rich Fettreserve (German f.) fat storage Fettresorption (German f.) fat absorption Fettschicht (German f.) adipose tissue, layer of fat Fettschmierung (German f.) grease lubrication Fettschrift (German f.) boldface, bold lettering, heavy type Fettstift (German m.) grease pencil, wax crayon, coloured-wax pencil, lip salve, lip balm, Chap Stick, marking pencil Fettsucht (German f.) obesity, adiposeness, obeseness, adiposity, adiposis, fatness fetttriefend (German) greasy, dripping with fat, fat-dripping Fetttropfen (German m.) blob of fat, drop of fat Fettucine (English, German pl. Italian pl.) pasta in thin, flat strips, wider than linguine, often served with butter, cheese, etc. Fettung (German f.) greasing fettverschmiert (German) greasy Fettweide (German f.) rich pasture, fertilized pasture fett werden (German) to batten Fettwiese (German f.) fertilized meadow Fettuccia (Italian f.) tape Fett zum Kochen (German n.) cooking fat Fetura see caesura Fetzen (German m.) scrap, rag, flake, frazzle, tatter, shred, tagrag, smithereens (pl.), snatch (of conversation) (German m. - Austria) (skimpy) dress, inebriation, F grade fetzen (German) to shred Fetzen eines Gesprächs auffangen (German) to catch scraps of a conversation fetzig (German) fantastic, trendy (colloquial), hot (colloquial: music, dance), cool (colloquial: type) Fue celeste (French) Pianozug (German m.), a mechanism for reducing the volume of sound on early pianos, consisting of a thin strip of leather or felt interspersed between the hammers and the strings feucht (German) wet, damp, damply, dank, dankly, dewily, humid, humidly, moist, moistly, moisty, soggily, soggy, muggy, wettish, rheumy (especially air - literary) Feuchtblattern (German pl.) chickenpox Feuchtbodenfundstätte (German f.) water saturated site Feuchte (German f.) moistness, humidity feuchte Augen (German pl.) bleary eyes, watery eyes feuchte Augen bekommen (German) to go all dewy-eyed feuchte Hand (s.), feuchte Hände (pl.) (German f.) clammy hand feuchte Kälte (German f.) damp cold, dankness feuchte Kleider (German pl.) damp clothes feuchte Leintücher (German pl.) damp sheets feuchte Luft (German f.) damp air, moist air feuchte Wände (German pl.) damp walls feuchteabsorbierend (German) desiccant Feuchteansammlung (German f.) moisture accumulation Feuchtebereich (German m.) humidity range Feuchtegehalt (German m.) moisture content Feuchtemessgerät (German n.) moisture measuring device, damp meter feuchten (German) to wet feuchter (German) moister, soggier, danker, wetter, damper feuchter Dunst (German m.) mist feuchter Fleck (German m.) wet spot feuchter Händedruck (German m.) clammy handshake feuchter Lappen (German m.) damp cloth feuchter Umschlag (German m.) compress feuchtes Bett (German n.) damp bed feuchtes Klima (German n.) damp climate feuchtes Toilettenpapier (German n.) moist toilet tissues feuchtes Tuch (German n.) moist cloth feuchtes Wetter (German n.) moist weather feuchtes Zimmer (German n.) damp room Feuchteschutz (German m.) protection against moisture feuchteste (German) dampest, moistest, soggiest feuchtfröhlich (German) boozy (colloquial) feuchtfröhliches Nachtleben (German n.) boozy nightlife Feuchtgebiet (s.), Feuchtgebiete (pl.) (German n.) marshland, wetland, wetland area Feuchthaltemittel (German n.) humectant (agent) feuchtheiß (German) hot and humid, hot and damp, muggy, hot (and) muggy feucht hinter den Ohren sein (German) to be wet behind the ears Feuchtigkeit (s.), Feuchtigkeiten (pl.) (German f.) damp, dampness, dankness, humidity, moisture, sogginess, clamminess, dewiness, moistness, wetness Feuchtigkeit entfernen (German) to dehumidify feuchtigkeitsabweisend (German) damp-resistant Feuchtigkeitsansammlung (German f.) accumulation of humidity Feuchtigkeitsanzeiger (German m.) hygroscope Feuchtigkeitsaufnahme (German f.) moisture absorption Feuchtigkeitsbedingungen (German pl.) humidity conditions feuchtigkeitsbeständig (German) humidity-resistant, moisture-proof, damp-proof Feuchtigkeitsbeständigkeit (German f.) moisture resistance feuchtigkeitsbindend (German) hygroscopic, hygroscopical Feuchtigkeitsbremse (German f.) moisture inhibitor Feuchtigkeitscreme (German f.) moisturiser (facial cosmetics), hydrating cream, moisturising cream Feuchtigkeitsdampf (German m.) moisture vapour Feuchtigkeitsdichtung (German f.) moisture sealing feuchtigkeitsempfindlich (German) moisture-sensitive feuchtigkeitsfest (German) moisture-proof, damp-proof Feuchtigkeitsflecken (German pl.) damp stain Feuchtigkeitsgehalt (German m.) moisture content Feuchtigkeitsgehalt (s.), Feuchtigkeitsgehalte (pl.) (German m.) humidity (of air), moisture content (of air) Feuchtigkeitsgrad (German m.) degree of humidity feuchtigkeitsisolierend (German) damp-proof Feuchtigkeitskreme (German f.) hydrating cream Feuchtigkeitsmesser (German m.) hygrometer Feuchtigkeitsschaden (s.), Feuchtigkeitsschäden (pl.) (German m.) damage due to damp, damage caused by damp, moisture damage (pl.) Feuchtigkeitsschreiber (German m.) hygrograph Feuchtigkeitsschutz (German m.) protection against moisture, damp proofing Feuchtigkeitsschwankungen (German pl.) moisture fluctuations Feuchtigkeitssensor (German m.) humidity sensor Feuchtigkeitssperre (German f.) damp-proof course, moisture barrier feuchtkalt (German) clammily, clammy, damp, cold and damp, dank Feuchtland (German n.) wetland Feuchtluft (German f.) damp air feucht machen (German) to damp, to dampen Feuchtpflegetücher (German pl.) wet wipes Feuchtpressen (German n.) wet pressing Feuchtraum (German m.) wet room Feuchtraumleuchte (German f.) moisture-proof lamp Feuchtreinigung (German f.) wet cleaning Feuchtsavanne (German f.) humid savanna Feuchtschutz (German m.) protection against moisture Feuchtthermometer (German n.) wet-bulb thermometer feucht und stickig (German) muggy Feuchtung (German f.) dampening feuchtwarm (German) muggy, warm and damp, warm (and) humid Feuchtwiese (German f.) wet meadow Feudal of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism feudal (German) feudally, feudal, palatially, palatial (luxurious) feudaler (German) more feudal feudal essen (German) to have a slap-up meal (colloquial) Feudalherr (s.), Feudalherren (pl.) (German m.) seigneur, feudal landowner feudalherrschaftlich (German) seigniorial Feudalism the medieval model of government predating the birth of the modern nation-state. Feudal society is a military hierarchy in which a ruler or lord offers mounted fighters a fief (medieval Latin beneficium), a unit of land to control in exchange for a military service. The individual who accepted this land became a vassal; the man who granted the land become known as the vassal's liege or his lord Literary Terms and Definitions from which this extract has been taken Feudalismus (German m.) feudalism feudalistisch (German) feudalistic Feudalstaat (German m.) feudal state feudalste (German) most feudal Feudalsystem (German n.) feudal system Feudel (German m. - Northern Germany) floor cloth Feu de joie (French) a bonfire (an older meaning), a salute fired by rifles on an occasion of rejoicing Feuer (German n.) fieriness, fire, glow, heat, passion, ardour, spirit (ardour), mettle, brio (passion), kick (colloquial: power to stimulate), light (for a cigarette), light beacon Feuer- (German) fiery, fire (prefix) Feueralarm (s.), Feueralarme (pl.) (German m.) fire alarm, fire drill Feueralarmanlage (German f.) fire-alarm system Feueraluminieren (German n.) aluminium dip coating feueraluminieren (German) to hot-dip to coat in aluminium feueraluminiert (German) hot-dip aluminiumised Feueranbeter (German m.) fire worshipper Feueranbetung (German f.) fire worship Feueranzünder (German m.) firelighter, kindler Feuer auf einem Schiff (German n.) fire on a ship Feuerbachscher Kreis (German m.) nine-point circle Feuerball (s.), Feuerbälle (pl.) (German m.) ball of fire, fireball Feuerbefehl (German m.) order to open fire, order to fire, firing command Feuerbereich (German m.) firing range feuerbereit (German) ready to fire Feuerberg (German m.) volcano feuerbeständig (German) fire-resistant, flame-resistant, fire-proof Feuerbeständigkeit (German f.) fire resistance Feuerbestattung (German f.) cremation Feuerbestattungskosten (German pl.) cremation expenses Feuerbock (German m.) firedog, andiron Feuerbohne (German f.) runner bean, scarlet runner (bean), kidney bean Feuerbombe (German f.) fire bomb, firebomb Feuerbomben abwerfen (German) to firebomb Feuer brach aus. (German) Fire broke out. Feuerbrand (German m.) fire blight, brand (firebrand) feuerdämmend (German) fire-retardant Feuer der Begeisterung (German n.) rage of enthusiasm Feuer der Hölle (German n.) fire of hell Feuereifer (German m.) ardour, eagerness, fieriness Feuer einstellen! (German) Hold your fire! Cease fire! Feuereinstellung (German f.) ceasefire, cease-fire, cessation of fire Feuerfalle (German f.) firetrap Feuer fangen (German) to catch fire feuerfarben (German) flame-coloured feuerfest (German) fireproof, refractory, incombustible, fire-resistant, fireproofed, fire-proof, proof against fire, fire-retardant, not flammable, flameproof, non-combustible, heat-resistant feuerfest ausgekleidet (German) refractory-lined (for example, oven) feuerfeste Handschuhe (German pl.) fireproof gloves feuerfester (German) more fireproof feuerfester Anzug (German m.) fireproof suit feuerfester Handschuh (German m.) fireproof glove feuerfester Werkstoff (German m.) fireproof material feuerfestes Futter (German n.) refractory lining (for example, oven) feuerfestes Geschirr (German n.) oven-to-table ware, ovenware feuerfestes Glas (German n.) silex, borosilicate glass, oven-proof glass (colloquial), fire-proof glass feuerfestes Papier (German n.) fireproof paper feuerfesteste (German) most fireproof Feuerfestigkeit (German f.) refractoriness, fire retardance, fire retardancy feuerfest machend (German) fireproofing feuerflüssig (German) molten (rock, lava, metal) Feuerfunke (German m.) spark of fire Feuergarbe (German f.) burst of fire Feuergefahr (German f.) fire risk, fire hazard, danger of fire (breaking out) feuergefährdete Gebäude (German pl.) firetraps Feuergefahren (German pl.) fire hazards feuergefährlich (German) inflammable, flammable, liable to catch fire, fiery (flammable) Feuergefecht (German n.) gun fight, gunfight, shoot-out (colloquial), gun battle, firefight feuergeschweißt (German) forge welded Feuergitter (German n.) fire screen Feuergott (m.), Feuergöttin (f.) (German) fire god (m.), fire goddess (f.) Feuerheiligtum (German n.) fire temple (Zoroastrian) feuerhemmend (German) fire-resisting, fire-retardant feuerhemmendes Mittel (German n.) fire retardant, fire-retarding agent Feuerhimmel (German m.) empyrean Feuerholz (German n.) fire wood, firewood, brand (firewood), cord firewood Feuerholz hacken (German) to cut firewood feuerig (German) fiery, ardent, passionate, brisk Feuer im Freien (German n.) bonfire Feuerkamm (German m.) military crest Feuerkammer (German f.) fire box, firebox Feuerkanal (German m.) flue Feuerkraft (German f.) firepower, firing power Feuerkugel (s.), Feuerkugeln (pl.) (German f.) fireball Feuerkult (German m.) fire cult Feuerland (German n.) Tierra del Fuego feuerländisch (German) Tierra del Fuego Feuer legen (German) to set on fire Feuerleiter (s.), Feuerleitern (pl.) (German f.) fire escape, fireladder, fire ladder, fire escape ladder Feuerlöschanlage (German f.) fire-fighting system, fire-extinguishing system, (fixed) fire extinguisher system Feuerlöschapparat (German m.) fire extinguisher Feuerlöschausrüstung (German f.) fire-extinguishing equipment Feuerlöschberieselungsanlage (German f.) fire sprinkler system Feuerlöschboot (German n.) fireboat, fire-fighting boat Feuerlöschbrause (German f.) fire sprinkler, safety shower, drench shower, emergency shower Feuerlöschdecke (German f.) fire blanket Feuerlöscheinrichtung (German f.) fire extinguishing unit Feuer löschen (German) to put out a blaze Feuerlöscher (s./pl.) (German m.) extinguisher, fire extinguisher, fire drencher Feuerlöschfahrzeug (German n.) fire engine, fire-fighting vehicle Feuerlöschgerät (German n.) fire fighting appliance, fire-fighting equipment, fire-extinguishing equipment, fire extinguisher, fire drencher Feuerlöschkasten (German m.) fire-extinguisher cabinet Feuerlöschpumpe (German f.) fire extinguishing pump, fire fighting pump, fire pump Feuerlöschschaum (German m.) fire-fighting foam, fire-extinguishing foam Feuerlöschübung (s.), Feuerlöschübungen (pl.) (German f.) firedrill Feuermachen (German n.) fire lighting Feuer machen (German) to light a fire, to make a fire Feuermal (German n.) port-wine stain Feuermeldeanlage (German f.) fire detection system, fire-detecting system, fire alarm system Feuermelder (German m.) fire alarm Feuermeldesystem (German n.) fire alarm system Feuermeldevorrichtung (German f.) fire alarm device Feuermetallisieren (German n.) hot dipping, hot-dip coating feuermetallisieren (German) to hot dip feuermetallisiert (German) hot-dipped Feuer mit Feuer bekämpfen (German) to fight fire with fire Feuer mit Platzpatronen (German n.) blank firing, blank fire (firing with blank ammunition) feuern (German) to fire, to burn, to spark (electricity), to dismiss, to lay off (make redundant), to fling, to shoot (colloquial: weapon) Feuer nach eigenem Ermessen. (German) Fire at will. Feuerpatsche (German f.) fire beater Feuerpause (German f.) break in the firing, ceasefire feuerpoliert (German) fire-polished Feuerpolitur (German f.) fire polishing Feuerpolizei (German f.) fire authority Feuerprobe (s.), Feuerproben (pl.) (German f.) acid test, fire test, crucible, furnace, ordeal, crucial test, trial by fire Feuerrad (German n.) Catherine wheel (firework) Feuerraum (German m.) furnace (oven) Feuerraumtemperatur (German f.) furnace temperature Feuerrisiko (German n.) firehazard, fire hazard, fire risk Feuerritual (German n.) fire rite Feuerrost (German m.) grate, fire grate Feuerrot (German n.) flame red feuerrot (German) blazing red, fire-red, as red as fire, bright red, fiery (colour), flame red feuerrot anlaufen (German) to blush like a peony feuerrote Haare (German pl.) flaming red hair feuerrot werden (German) to blush crimson Feuersachverständiger (German m.) fire investigator Feuersäule (German f.) column of fire, pillar of fire (Biblical) Feuersbrunst (s.), Feuersbrünste (pl.) (German f.) conflagration, blaze, firestorm Feuerschaden (s.), Feuerschäden (pl.) (German m.) damage by fire Feuerschein (German m.) fiery glow Feuerschiff (German n.) lightship, light vessel Feuerschirm (German m.) fire guard, fire screen Feuerschlucker (m.), Feuerschluckerin (f.) (German) fire-eater Feuerschutzanstrich (German m.) fire-proof coating, fire-retarding coating Feuerschutzanzug (German m.) fireproof suit Feuerschutzbekleidung (German f.) fireproof clothing Feuerschutzbestimmungen (German pl.) fire regulations Feuerschutzdecke (German f.) asbestos blanket Feuerschutzfarbe (German f.) fire-proof paint, fireproof paint Feuerschutzkleidung (German f.) fireproof clothing Feuerschutzmauer (German f.) firewall, fire wall Feuerschutzmittel (German n.) fireproofing agent, fire retardant, fire-retarding agent Feuerschutztür (German f.) (emergency) fire door Feuerschutzvorhang (German m.) (in theatre) fireproof curtain, safety curtain, asbestos curtain Feuersgefahr (s.), Feuersgefahren (pl.) (German f.) danger of fire, fire peril, fire hazard Feuersglut (German f.) burning heat feuersicher (German) fire-proof, flameproof, fire-resistant, fireproof, flame-retardant feuersicherer Raum (German m.) fire-resistant room feuersicherer Vorhang (German m.) (in theatre) fireproof curtain Feuersicherheit (German f.) fire safety Feuersirene (German f.) fire siren Feuersnot (German f., dated) conflagration feuerspeiend (German) fire-spitting feuerspeiende Berge (German pl.) volcanoes Feuer speien (German) to spit fire Feuerspringer (German m.) smokejumper, smoke jumper Feuerspritze (German f.) fire engine Feuerspucken (German n.) fire breathing Feuerspucker (German m.) fire-eater, fire-breather Feuerstein- (German) flinty Feuerstein (s.), Feuersteine (pl.) (German m.) flint, chert, flintstone (colloquial) feuersteinhaltig (German) flinty Feuerstelle (s.), Feuerstellen (pl.) (German f.) fireplace, hearth, fire pit Feuerstellung (German f.) firing position Feuerstoß (German m.) burst of fire, firing burst, burst (of gunfire), full automatic fire Feuersturm (German m.) conflagration, rage of fire, firestorm Feuertaufe (German f.) baptism of fire, baptism by fire Feuerteufel (s./pl.) (German m.) firebug Feuertod (German m.) death by fire, (death at) the stake Feuertopf (German m.) pot-au-feu Feuertreppe (German f.) fire exit stairs Feuertür (German f.) fire escape door, fire door Feuerüberfall (German m.) armed attack Feuerübung (German f.) fire drill Feuer und Flamme sein (German) to be on fire, to be as keen as mustard Feuer und Schwefel (German) fire and brimstone Feuerung (s.), Feuerungen (pl.) (German f.) furnace, fire box, firebox Feuerunterdrückung (German f.) fire suppression Feuer unter Kontrolle bringen (German) to bring a fire under control Feuerveraluminieren (German n.) hot-dip with aluminium Feuerverbleien (German n.) hot-dip lead coating, hot-dip leading feuerverbleien (German) to hot-dip with lead feuerverbleit (German) hot-dip lead coated feuerveredeln (German) to hot-dip coat feuerveredelt (German) hot-dip coated, hot-dipped Feuerveredelung (German f.) hot dipping, hot-dip coating Feuervergolden (German n.) fire gold coating, fire gilding feuervergolden (German) to fire gild feuervergoldet (German) fire-gilded, fire-gilt Feuerverhinderung (German f.) fire prevention Feuerverhinderungsmaßnahmen (German pl.) fire prevention measures Feuerverhütung (German f.) fire prevention, prevention of fire feuerversichert (German) fire-insured Feuerversicherung (s.), Feuerversicherungen (pl.) (German f.) fire insurance Feuerversicherungspolice (German f.) fire insurance policy Feuerversilbern (German n.) fire silvering feuerversilbern (German) to fire silver feuerversilbert (German) fire-silvered Feuer verursachen (German) to cause fire Feuerverzinken (German n.) hot-dip galvanising, hot-dipped galvanising, dip galvanising feuerverzinken (German) to hot-dip galvanise, to hot-dip zinc coat feuerverzinkt (German) hot-dipped, hot-dip galvanised, hot-galvanised, hot zinc dipped feuerverzinkter Draht (German m.) hot-galvanised wire feuerverzinkter Stahl (German m.) hot-dip galvanised steel, hot-dipped galvanised steel, zinc-dipped steel feuerverzinktes Blech (German n.) hot-galvanised plate Feuerverzinkungsschicht (German f.) (hot dip) galvanised coating, hot-dip galvanised zinc coating Feuerverzinnen (German n.) hot-dip tinning, hot-dip tin coating, fire tinning feuerverzinnen (German) to hot-dip tin, to fire-tin feuerverzinnt (German) hot-dip tinned, hot-dip tin coated, fire-tinned feuerverzinnter Draht (German m.) hot-tinned wire Feuervorhang (s.), Feuervorhänge (pl.) (German m.) fire curtain Feuerwache (German f.) fire station Feuerwachturm (German m.) fire (lookout) tower Feuerwaffe (s.), Feuerwaffen (pl.) (German f.) firearm Feuerwagen (German m.) chariot of fire Feuerwagen der Sonne (German m.) chariot of the sun Feuerwand (German f.) sheet of flame, wall of fire Feuerwanze (German f.) fire bug Feuerwarnanlage (German f.) fire-warning system, fire-alarm system Feuerwehr (German f.) fire brigade, fire service Feuerwehrauto (German n.) fire engine Feuerwehraxt (German f.) fireman's axe Feuerwehrchef (German m.) fire chief Feuerwehrdepot (German n.) fire brigade station, fire station Feuerwehrfahrzeug (German n.) fire-fighting vehicle, fire engine Feuerwehrfrau (German f.) firefighter (female) Feuerwehrhalle (German f.) fire station Feuerwehrhauptmann (German m.) fire marshal Feuerwehrhaus (German n.) fire station Feuerwehrhelm (German m.) fireman's helmet, firefighter's helmet Feuerwehrkommandant (German m.) fire brigade commander Feuerwehrleiter (German f.) aerial ladder Feuerwehrleiterfahrzeug (German n.) ladder truck Feuerwehrler (German pl.) firemen Feuerwehrleute (German pl.) firemen, fire fighters, firefighters Feuerwehrmann (s.), Feuerwehrmänner (pl.) (German m.) fireman, firefighter, fire fighter Feuerwehrschlauch (German m.) fire hose Feuerwehrstiefel (German m.) fireman's boot Feuerwehrübung (German f.) fire drill, fire practice Feuerwehr- und Rettungsdienst (German m.) fire and rescue service Feuerwehrwache (German f.) fire station Feuerwerk (German n.) fireworks, pyrotechnics, display of pyrotechnics, fireworks display Feuerwerker (German m.) artificer, pyrotechnical specialist Feuerwerkerei (German f.) pyrotechnics Feuerwerkmusik (German) Music for the Royal Fireworks, a suite of instrumental music by G.F. Handel Feuerwerksartikel (German m.) firework, fireworks Feuerwerkskörper (s./pl.) (German m.) firecracker, firework Feuerwerkskörper anzünden (German) to set off fireworks Feuerwerksrakete (German f.) (firework) rocket Feuerzange (German f.) fire tongs Feuerzangenbowle (German f.) red wine punch (containing rum which has been set alight), brandy punch (cocktail) Feuerzeichen (German n.) fire signal Feuerzeug (s.), Feuerzeuge (pl.) (German n.) flue, cigarette lighter, lighter Feuerzeugbenzin (German m.) lighter fluid, lighter fuel Feuerzeugfüllung (German f.) lighter fuel Feuerzeuggas (German n.) lighter gas Feuerzeug mit Unterhaltungseffekt (German n.) novelty lighter Feuer zum Brennen bringen (German) to coax a fire to burn Feuille (French f.) leaf, sheet (as in paper) Feuille d'acier (French f.) steel plate Feuille d'album (French f., literally 'album-leaf') see Albumblatt (German n.) Feuillet, Raoul Auger (c.1653-c.1709) French dance notator, publisher and choreographer most well-known today for his Chorégraphie, ou l'art de d'écrire la danse (Paris, 1700) which described Beauchamp-Feuillet notation, and his subsequent collections of ballroom and theatrical dances Raoul Auger Feuillet from which this extract has been taken Feuilletage (French) puff pastry feuilleté (French) laminated Feuilleton (French m., German n.) a literary (or scientific) article published in a newspaper (especially an episode in a serial story), a novelette, serial story column, supplement, arts section (in a newspaper), features section (of a newspaper), feature (article), feature pages, arts pages Feuilletonist (German m.) feature writer, columnist Feuilletonteil (German m.) arts section (in a newspaper) feurig (German) fervently, fierily, fiery, igneous, mettled, mettlesome, ardently, ardent, brisk, high-spirited, spirited, racily, passionate, racy (speech, style, play, wine), warming (wine) feurige Augen (German pl.) flashing eyes, burning eyes feurige Liebe (German f.) ardent love feuriger (German) fierier, more fiery Feurigkeit (German f.) spiritedness, mettle, passion, ardour feurigste (German) fieriest, most fiery Fez machen (German) to lark about (colloquial) Feutre (French m.) felt felt is used in musical instruments and accessories to cover the hammers of a piano, to face the sticks used to play dulcimers, as disc-shaped bushings to silence parts opf the action of the keys of a piano or organ, as a damping material in many keyboard instruments, etc. feux de la rampe (French) limelights FF., ff. (Italian) abbreviation of fortissimo sometimes the marking can be combined with additional remarks as, for example, in FF, principalmente il basso, 'very loud, particularly the bass' F-fa-ut in solmisation the names of two notes, of f (Ffaut grave) and of f' (Ffaut acutum) FFF., fff. (Italian) abbreviation of fortississimo or fortissimo forte originally meaning 'as loud as possible', as a result of the development of more effective means of sound amplification and of greater orchestral forces, this mark is now but the third loudest of the range of forte markings FFFF., ffff. (Italian) abbreviation of fortissississimo FFFFF., fffff. (Italian) abbreviation of fortississississimo F flat fa bemolle (Italian), Fes (German), fa bémol (French), the flattened fourth degree of the scale of C major F flat major the key of 'F flat major', enharmonically equivalent to the key of 'E major' the scale of 'F flat major' F flat minor the key of 'F flat minor', enharmonically equivalent to the key of 'E minor' ffp. a dynamic marking, an abbreviation for fortissimo piano the note bearing this mark is to be accented very strongly before instantly diminishing to a much softer volume ffz. abbreviation for forzatissimo the note bearing this mark is to be accented as strongly as possible Fg. abbreviated form of Fagott (German: bassoon) F-holes the soundholes found on members of the violin family and also employed on other stringed instruments F-hole or 'sound hole', Schallloch (German n.) or F-Loch (German n.), ouie (French f.) or trou d'F (French m.), foro armonico (Italian m.), "f" (Italian f.), a hole (of holes) in the soundboard or belly of a stringed instrument from which the vibrational energy in the sound box is radiated Fi the raised fourth note in a major or the seventh note of a chromatic scale; in 'fixed do' solfeggio fi is always the note F sharp Fiacca (Italian f.) weariness, weakness (of tone), faintness fiacco (m.), fiacca (f.) (Italian) feeble (for example, tone), weak (tone), tired out, languishing, faint Fiacre (French) a small four-wheeled hackney-carriage, a cab Fiafia (Samoa) a musical or theatrical presentation celebrating a special event in which performance groups alternated in an attempt to outdo each others' efforts Fiaker (German m. - Austria) cab, carriage (horse-drawn), cabby (colloquial), hackney carriage, cab driver, mocha with rum or brandy Fiale (German f.) pinnacle Fiançailles (French pl.) a betrothal ceremony Fiancé (m.), Fiancée (f.) (French) the person to whom one is betrothed (engaged to marry) Fianco (Italian m.) Flanke (German f.), Backen (German f.), flanc (French m.), flank, side of a body (in the human body, the side between ribs and hip, the side of the waist) Fiasco (Italian m.) an ignominious failure (for example, as regards intonation, ensemble, mastery of technical difficulties, etc.) Fiasko (German n.) fiasco, mess Fiat (Latin, literally 'let it be done') an authorization, a command that something be done Fiata, Fiate (Italian f.) time, times (e.g. due fiate meaning 'twice' or 'two times') Fiati (Italian m. pl., literally 'winds') a collective term for 'wind instruments' Fiat lux (Latin) let there be light Fiato (Italian m.) wind, breath, respiration (Italian m.) the voice Fibel (s.), Fibeln (pl.) (German f.) spelling book, fibula, primer, manual (handbook) Fiber (German f.) fibre Fiberglas (German n.) fibreglass, fibre-glass Fiberunterlegscheibe (German f.) fibre washer Fibia (Italian f.) fairy-tale Fibonacci-Folge (German f.) Fibonacci series, Fibonacci sequence, the Fibonacci numbers Fibonacci-Sequenz (German f.) Fibonacci series Fibonacci series a mathematical sequence in which the next number in the series is the sum of the previous two numbers (i.e. 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ...), used by many twentieth-century composers, especially Béla Bartók (1881-1945), to determine various elements of composition Fibonacci and Lucas Number Calculator by Dr. Ron Knott Fibonacci-Zahl (German f.) Fibonacci number Fibroid composed of or resembling fibrous tissue fibrös (German) fibroid, fibrous Fibrous having or resembling fibres especially fires used in making cordage such as those of jute Fibula (s.), Fibulae (German & Latin pl.), Fibulas (English pl.) (German f., Latin) an ancient clasp or brooch the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle Fiche (French) a piece of paper (especially an official form of registration) Fichte (s.), Fichten (pl.) (German f.) abete rosso (Italian m.), legno di abete rosso (Italian m.), Rot-Tanne (German f.), (bois de) sapin (French m.), spruce (wood) (genus Picea), fir (tree) Fichtean of, pertaining to, or resembling the philosophy of the German philospoher Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762–1814) Fichtenholz (s.), Fichtenhölzer (pl.) (German n.) spruce wood Fichtennadel (s.), Fichtennadeln (pl.) (German f.) spruce needle Fichtennadelöl (German n.) spruce needle oil Fichtenöl (German n.) spruce oil Fichtenwald (German m.) spruce forest Fichtenzweig (German m.) spruce branch fichtesch (German) Fichtean Fichu (French) a shawl of muslin or lawn (usually triangular) worn around the shoulders and head (French) done for, finished ficta (Italian) feigned, false see musica ficta Fictionalism a methodological theory in philosophy that suggests that statements of a certain sort should not be taken to be literally true, but merely a useful fiction Fictum (Latin) feigned fidanzarsi con (Italian) to engage with Fiddle colloquial name for a violin viella (Italian, Spanish), Fiedel (German), Fidel (German), vièle (French), vielle (French), violon rustique (French), in traditional country music, the fiddle, although essentially the same as the concert violin, is used in a distinctive way. Fiddlers, many of whom make their own instruments, decide on the tuning and pitch according to the music they play and the way the instrument is held depends, as well, on the music played, and to some extent, local custom. Some fiddlers hold the instrument at the shoulder as classical violinists do, while others play with the instrument pointed upwards or downwards at various angles Fiddle-dee-doo it's a globu-tubular horn, with a goatskin resonator. The tubular section of the horn is the neck and fingerboard of the fiddle, and the goatskin membrane on the globular section is the soundboard of the fiddle. It can have one or two gut strings. The blow hole for the horn is on the back of the globular section. While it can be played as a globular horn or as a fiddle, it's most interesting when the two systems interact. For example, when blowing into the globular horn, the strings of the fiddle vibrate sympathetically The Fiddle-dee-doo from which the extract above has been taken Fiddler player of the fiddle used as a derogatory term for a violinist in serious musical circles, but the standard name for a violinist playing less pretentious repertoire, for example, country or folk music Fiddle, Shrew's see 'Shrew's fiddle' Fiddle sticks see 'beating the straws' Fidei Defensor (German m.) Defender of the Faith Fidei defensor (Latin) Defender of the Faith Fideism an epistemological theory which maintains that faith is independent of reason, or that reason and faith are hostile to each other and faith is superior at arriving at particular truths Fideismus (German m.) fideism Fideistic pertaining to fideism Fidel (German f.) or Fiedel (German), fiddle, viella (Italian, Spanish) vielle (French), vièle (French), violon rustique (French) fidel (German) merry, sportive, sportively Fiðele (Old English, literally 'fiddle') this instrument may have been similar to, or derived from the rebec, a simple bowed string instrument, and seems to have first appeared in the late tenth- or early eleventh- century. The only known example from this period comes from a fragmentary find from Hedeby, although there are some pictorial representations. The Fiddle may have been simply a higher pitched instrument with a shallower sound box fideler (German) jollier fideles Huhn (German n.) cheerful soul fideln (German) to tweedle fidelste (German) jolliest Fides (Latin) a catgut string (Latin) a stringed instrument Fidibus (English, German m.) to move about restlessly (because nervous or bored) (German m.) kindling, spill (for lighting a pipe, candle, fire, etc.) Fidicen (m.), Fidicina (f.) (Latin) a lyre, harp or lute player, or of any stringed instrument Fidicinal (Latin) pertaining to the violin, or members of the violin family Fidicinology (from Latin) the study of instruments played with a bow Fidicula a small stringed instrument Fidschi (German n.) Fiji Fidschianer (m.), Fidschianerin (f.), Fidschianer (pl.), Fidschianerinnen (f.pl.) (German) Fijian, Fiji Islander fidschianisch (German) Fijian, of Fiji Fidschianisch (German n.) Fijian Fidschiinseln (German pl.) Fiji Islands Fiducia (Italian) confidence Fidus Achates (Latin) an intimate friend, a trusted companion (Achates was the faithful companion of Aeneas in Virgil's Aeneid) Achates Fieber (German n.) fever, pyrexia, bug (illness), temperature Fieberanfall (s.), Fieberanfälle (pl.) (German m.) flush, attack of fever, fever pitch fieberartig (German) fevery Fieber bekommen (German) to catch a fever Fieberbläschen (German n.) cold sore (colloquial) Fieberblase (German f.) fever blister, cold sore (colloquial) Fieberfall (German m.) case of influenza Fieber haben (German) to be feverish, to have a temperature, to run a fever, to have a fever fieberfrei (German) free of fever, free from fever, afebrile fieberfreie Tage (German pl.) days free from fever Fieberfrost (German m.) ague Fieber haben (German) to be running a temperature, to be febrile fieberhaft (German) feverish, feverishly, febrile, fevered, manic (activity, excitement), frenziedly, frenzied, frantic, frenetic fieberhaft an ... arbeiten (German) to beaver away feverishly on ... fieberhafte Erkrankung (German m.) feverish condition fieberhafte Infekte (German pl.) feverish infections fieberhafte Konvulsionen (German pl.) febrile convulsions fieberhafte Tätigkeit (German f.) feverish activity fieberhafter (German) more feverish fieberhafter Zustand (German m.) febrile state fieberhafteste (German) most feverish Fieberhaftigkeit (German f.) febrility, feverishness fieberhaft nach ... suchen (German) to frantically search for ... Fieberhitze (German f.) feverish heat Fieberkrämpfe (German pl.) fever convulsions, febrile convulsions fieberkrank (German) feverish, ill with fever, sick with a fever Fieberkurve (German f.) temperature curve fieberlos (German) afebrile Fiebermittel (s./pl.) (German n.) antipyretic fiebern (German) to have (a) temperature, to be running a temperature, to be febrile fiebernd (German) febrile, fevered, pyretic, feverish Fieberphantasieren (German n.) delirium of fever Fieberrinde (German f.) cinchona (from the bark of which quinine is extracted) Fieberschauer (s./pl.) (German m.) shivering fit, shivers (pl.) Fieberschub (German m.) fever attack, ague fiebersenkend (German) antifebrile, antipyretic, febrifugal fiebersenkende Eigenschaften (German pl.) antifebrile properties fiebersenkendes Mittel (German n.) antifebrile, antipyretic, antipyretic agent, febrifuge fieberstillend (German) antifebrile fieberstillende Eigenschaften (German pl.) antifebrile properties fieberstillendes Mittel (German n.) antifebrile Fiebertabelle (s.), Fiebertabellen (pl.) (German f.) temperature chart Fieberthermometer (German n.) clinical thermometer Fiebertraum (s.), Fieberträume (pl.) (German m.) feverish dream Fieber unklarer Genese (German n.) fever of unknown origin Fieber verursachen (German) to bring on a temperature Fieberwahn (German m.) delirium, feverish delirium Fieberzustand (German m.) febrile state fiebrig (German) feverish, shivery, febrile, fever-bright (eyes) Fiedel (German f.) or Fidel (German), fiddle, viella (Italian, Spanish) vielle (French), vièle (French), violon rustique (French) Fiedel-Bogen (German m.) fiddle stick, violin bow Fiedeln (German n.) fiddling (playing the violin) fiedeln (German) to play on the violin or fiddle, to fiddle, to scrape fiedelnd (German) fiddling fiedelt (German) fiddles fiedelte (German) fiddled fiedernervig (German) feather-veined Fiedler (German m.) fiddler Fiedler (German m.) fiddler Fiel (German) old name for the fiddle or violin fiel ab (German) seceded Fieldday (German m.) field day Field day a day set aside for sports or athletic competition, an outdoor meeting (social event, or festivity), a day for military exercises (manoeuvres, etc.) Field drum a low-pitched snare drum Field holler (English, Field-Holler German m.) an outdoor call or song which served as a means of communication among plantation workers Field of view the area or solid angle which can be viewed through an optical instrument Field-post cards a type of early postcard that was made available to soldiers in the field during wartime. They were first introduced in Prussia during their war with France in 1870 to provide a convenient way for soldiers to keep in touch with family. They were originally government issued with a printed stamp but no pictures. They were meant strictly for brief correspondence. In latter years, especially by World War One, many private postcard publishers began producing field-post cards with imagery on them. This is best illustrated by the feldpostkartes produced in Germany Field recordings an aspect of 'fieldwork', methods and ways folklorists and other social scientists use to identify and document traditional culture through directly observing tradition bearers and cultural processes. Strictly speaking, a "field recording" is defined as any recording made outside of the studio, so it should come as little surprise that they often feature sounds from the outside world. Charles Seeger (father of Pete) and John Lomax (father of Alan) are widely regarded as the grandfathers of American field recording. These early ethnomusicologists set out to document American folk music during the early twentieth century, and wound up recording other sounds from the culture which produced that music as well. Seeger consequently founded the Folkways label (later acquired by the Smithsonian Institute) for the express purpose of documenting the world's aural history. In the 1950s the eminent Hugh Tracey was perhaps the first to point out the historical significance of the work by the Greek brothers Alexandros and Nico Jéronimidis in the then Belgian Congo, recording popular urban music and publishing them for the central African market on their label NGOMA. An equal good service was rendered by the infatiguable Wolfgang Bender, founder of the African Music Archive at the Institute of Ethnology and African Studies of the University of Mainz. Without him, the memory of the NGOMA label would have been lost. Unfortunately the masters were destroyed in a fire in Kinshasa, so 78 r.p.m. pressings owned by collectors are all that survive of the Jéronimidis' work. Field recordings have the unique capacity to instantly transport the listener to an utterly foreign environment Field Recordings - mp3s - from which part of the extract above has been taken Field research the collection of data directly from contact with customers and potential customers through surveys, interviews, and other forms of market research Field-Research (German n.) field research Field trumpet a trumpet that has the cylindrical-bore of a natural horn over 2/3rds of its length. It should not be confused with the bugle which has a conical bore fiel hin (German) tumbled fiel zurück (German) relapsed Fieould (French) panpipes from France Panpipes (fieould) - Southern France, 19th century Fiepen (German n.) (high-pitched) buzzing sound fiepen (German) to cheep (of a bird), to whimper (of a dog) fiepsen (German) to squeak fier, fière (French) fierce, bold, vigorous, spirited, proud, lifty, haughty, proudly, loftily, presumptious, conceited, vain, audacious, swelled (conceited) fiera see fiero Fier-à-bras (French) swashbuckler, goon (idiom, pejorative) fieramente (Italian) ferociously, haughtily, proudly, high-spiritedly, loftily, fiercely, boldly Fierce feroce (Italian), fiero (Italian), wild (German), furieux (French m.), furieuse (French f.) fier comme un coq (French) proud as a peacock fière (French) proud, lofty, fierce fièrement (French) proudly, in a heavy and lofty manner, with cruelty fieren (German) to veer (out) Fierezza (Italian f.) boldness of touch, fierceness fiero (m.), fiera (f.) (Italian) bold, energetic, lively, spirited, fierce, fiery, haughty, high-spirited Fierté (French f.) pride, boldness of touch, fierceness, stateliness "Originally was used only in its pejorative sense, but today it is used both favorably and unfavorably. Fierté in society, revealed by one's air and manners, is always the expression of conceit and of the good opinion one has of oneself, and often shows the little one thinks of others, which makes fierté odious and unbearable, even among those of the highest social rank. Fierté in the favorable sense, and referring to a man, means particularly a loftiness of the soul, a passion for glory, a certain grand and lively je ne sais quoi in his feelings and manner. In speaking of women, fierté sometimes simply means strict virtue, strictness in modesty. In another, more delicate sense, it means a strictness mingled with nobility, douceur and modesty. In women this fierté is an elevation of the esprit and the heart, a greatness of soul that makes them scorn love affairs, frivolous amusements, coquetry and gallantry." - Trévoux (1771) Ranums' Panat Times from which the comment by Trévoux has been taken Fiery ardent, con fuoco (Italian), feurig (German), ardent (French) fies (German) nasty, horrible, mean fieser Kommentar (German m.) nasty comment, mean comment fieser Typ (German m.) creep Fiesta (Spanish f.) holiday, gala, religious feast day, festive occasion, celebration, festivity las fiestas de Navidad (Spanish: Christmas) (Spanish f.) a carnival associated with a bull-fight Fiesta fija (Spanish f.) immovable feast day Fiesta movíl (Spanish f.) movable feast day Fiesta nacional (Spanish f.) bullfighting Fiesta nocturna breton (Spanish f.) Breton night dance, fest noz (Breton) Fiestas cortesanas (Spanish f. pl.) court revels, festive occasions that take place in a court setting. The corresponding term for festive occasions outside a court setting is fiestas populares Fife piffero (Italian), Querpfeife (German), fifre (French), is any cylindrically bored transverse flute, usually in one piece (but sometimes two), usually somewhat longer than the piccolo and having only six fingerholes with no keys. It is intended and usually used for outdoor music, often connected with the military, and sometimes for signal purposes with or without field drum and other fifes of the same pitch Fife Fife vs. Band Flute from which this extract has been taken a piccolo stop on the organ Fife and drum blues a rural derivation of traditional country blues. It is performed typically with one lead fife player often also the band leader and vocalist, and a troop of drummers. The drum troop is loosely structured unlike drum corps and may have any number of snare, tom, and bass drum players. Fife and drum performances were family affairs often held at reunions and big picnics. It is suggested by most texts that it has roots not in the American Revolutionary War, but actually in Africa; the use of fife is merely a replacement for instruments the slaves had used in Africa Fife and drum blues from which this extract has been taken Fiffaro (Italian m.) piffaro (Italian m.), piffero (Italian m.), fiffero (Italian m.), fife, Querpfeife (German f.), fifre (French m.) Fifer a player on the fife Fiffero piffaro (Italian m.), fiffaro (Italian m.), piffero (Italian m.), fife, Querpfeife (German f.), fifre (French m.) Fifre (French m.) piffaro (Italian m.), fiffaro (Italian m.), fiffero (Italian m.), fife, Querpfeife (German f.), piffero (Italian m.) (French m.) fifer one of the stops in a harmonium Fifteenth sometimes abbreviated to 15ma an instruction to play two octaves above written pitch called doublette in France, on an organ, the name given to an open metal 2 ft. rank of pipes on the manual (the 2 ft. rank is two octaves above the standard 8 ft. rank on the manual) called doublette in France, on the organ, the name given to an open metal 4 ft. rank of pipes on the pedal (which is two octaves above the 16 ft. pipe on the pedal) Fifteenth-century dance also called 'early Renaissance dance'; the earliest original source of complete (realisable) choreographies is an Italian manuscript of c. 1455. The dance descriptions contained are purely verbal, detailing a sequence of steps with minimal directional instruction. From this and a number of later sources, both Italian and Burgundian, we are able to reconstruct dances with a reasonable degree of confidence in their accuracy. The Italian dances may use up to four distinct rhythms in a single piece, and some are composed to illustrate a particular theme or scenario The Early Dance Circle from which this extract has been taken Fifth quinta (Italian), Quinte (German), quinte (French), quinta (Spanish), quinto grado (Spanish) an interval of five diatonic degrees or seven semitones (half-steps), counting the first and last degree, for example, G is a fifth above C an interval of fifth containing six semitones is called imperfect or diminished, while one containing eight semitones is called an augmented or superfluous the 'perfect fifth' is called the diapente the dominant of a key Fifth chord the two note chord made up of a root and the fifth to it, called 'a power chord' because it is a chord that remains euphonious when distorted by amplification. The inversion, the fourth is another 'power chord' Power Chords Power Chord Fifth motion fifth motion is another way of saying harmonic motion. Since the fifth is the interval that defines the triad, it is also the interval that defines the progression of one chord to another as opposed to prolonging a single chord. Contrapuntal progressions move by step and most often serve to proglong a single harmony fig. abbreviation of 'figure', figurative' Figacarteles (Spanish m./f.) billposter Figaros Hochzeit (German) or Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German) The Marriage of Figaro (by W. A. Mozart) figelinsch (German - Northern German) tricky fighten (German) to fight Fighter (English, German m.) a person who fights through difficulties in order to attempt to overcome them Figle (Spanish m.) Ophikleide (German f.), ophicleide, oficleide (Italian m.), ophicléide (French m.), oficleido (Spanish m.) Figlia (Italian f., literally 'daughter' or 'girl') a member of the figlie de coro Figliastra (Italian f.) stepdaughter Figliastro (Italian m.) stepson Figlie di coro all-female ensembles, made up of instrumentalists and singer, formed from the musically trained members of the four Venetian ospedali grandi who would have performed publically, although sometimes from behind an obscuring curtain out of view of the audience. Many of the musicians possessed extraordinary talents as singers and as instrumentalists. A small number of figlie di coro were, after passing their 40th birthday, elevated to the position of maestre which entailed taking on special administrative, supervisory or teaching responsibilities Figlio (Italian m.) son Fignolage (French m.) touching up, polishing up fignoler (French) to put the finishing touches to, to touch up, to polish up Fignoleur (m.), Fignoleuse (f.) (French) a meticulous worker Figur (s.), Figuren (pl.) (German f.) musical figure, phrase or idea (German f.) character (play, novel, etc.), physique (appearance), figurine, piece (chess), figure, diagram Figura (Latin) illustration in medieval music notation, the shape of a note or of a ligature in medieval music notation, generically, all notational symbols Figura corta Johann Gottfried Walther (1684-1748), in his Musicalisches Lexicon... [Leipzig, 1732] defines the figura corta with a musical illustration and a description: "... bestehet aus drey geschwinden Noten, deren eine allein so lang ist, als die übrigen beyde" ("... consists of three fast notes, of which one has the same value as the other two taken together") Figurado (Spanish) figurate, figured, figurative, embellished, figuré (French) (Spanish) figurato (Italian), figurata (Italian) Figura etymologica a rhetorical figure in which words with the same etymological derivation are used adjacently Figural (English, German) figurata figurale Konsole (German f.) corbel depicting figures figurales Material (German n.) figural material Figuralgesang (German m.) figurata Figural music figurata Figuralmusik (German f.) figurata Figura musical (Spanish f.) musical figure Figura muta (Latin, Italian f.) rest Figurant (m.), Figurante (f.) (French) a character in a play who has a 'walk-on' part (that is, a non-speaking part), a supernumerary actor, an extra (in film), a puppet (figurative), a cipher (figurative), a stooge, a person who plays a minor role (in an event) Figurante (French) an opera dancer, a figure dancer, a chorus-girl, a show-girl Figurata see figurato Figuratif (m.), Figurative (f.) (French) representational artist figuratif (m.), figurative (f.) (French) representational (art, picture), figurative Figuration (French f.) (theatre) playing a walk-on part, walk-on part, walk-on actor, working as an extra (in film), extra part, an extra (in film) Figurations (English, French (f. pl.), (Figurationen German f. pl.)) rhythmic and melodic variations, for example, diminution, ornamentation, of simple elements such as arpeggios or 'scales' (French) voicings Figurations modales (French) modal voicings figurativ (German) figured (language, etc.), figurative, figuratively Figurative language a deviation from what speakers of a language understand as the ordinary or standard use of words in order to achieve some special meaning or effect. Perhaps the two most common figurative devices are the simile--a comparison between two distinctly different things using "like" or "as" ("My love's like a red, red rose")--and the metaphor--a figure of speech in which two unlike objects are implicitly compared without the use of "like" or "as." These are both examples of tropes Literary Terms and Definitions from which this extract has been taken Figurato (m.), Figurata (f.) (Italian) a vocal piece in which the melody is accompanied or decorated with parts containing notes quicker than those of the melody although in solo vocal music these words have a meaning similar to coloratura [entry corrected by Brian A. Jefferies] note the contrast between music figurata (literally 'elaborately decorated music') the term to describe polyphony, and musica plana (literally 'plain music') which is 'plainchant' figurato (Italian) figurate, figured, figurative, embellished Figuratus (Latin) figurata figurbetonend (German) figure-accentuating figurbetont (German) figure-accentuating, figure-hugging figurbewusst (German) figure-conscious Figürchen (German n.) figurine Figure figura (Italian), Figur (German), figure (French) shorter than a theme, a musical phrase that repeats in a musical composition, another name for a 'motif' an arabic number used in musical notation, for example, figured bass (see link below for more specific information) Figure (music) 1-9 dictionary entries for arabic numerals figuré (French) figurate, figured, figurative, embellished (French) figurata Figured (English) figurata (Italian), numerato (Italian), beziffert (German), chiffré (French) see figurata decorated Figure dancing dances where a tune is matched with a succession of different figures or dance steps sequences Figured bass (notation) bajo cifrado (Spanish), basso continuo (Italian), basso numerato (Italian), basse chiffrée (French), Generalbass (German), bezifferter Bass (German) also called basso continuo, a notational system that first appeared in 1600 in prints of music by Jacopo Peri (1561-1633), Giulio Caccini (c.1545-1618) and Emilio de' Cavalieri (c.1550-1602) Figured Bass Figured bass Figured-bass school figured bass technique was so important that it comprised the essential pedagogical element in the musical education of composers from Schütz to Mozart and it gave rise to a generation of music theorists, Descartes, Rameau, Sorge, Marpurg, Kirnberger and Tartini, some of whose ideas came themselves to be known by the collective nomology 'figured-bass school' The Baroque Ideal from which this entry has been taken Figured chorale or figurierter Choral (German m.), a chorale or hymn tune that has been varied through some form of figuration or ornamentation, often with the variated forms being placed against or over a simple fixed figure or motif, for example, that from Clavierstucke fur die Jugend Op. 68 by Robert Schumann (1810-1856) this technique is common in the music of J. S. Bach (1685-1750). Albert Schweitzer, writing about Cantata BWV 133 Ich freue mich in dir, comments: "In the first movement of the cantata, the scantily figured chorale is sung to a simple orchestral accompaniment, based on the naïve 'joy' motif, consisting of continuous semiquaver passages, of this we have a typical specimen in the chorale prelude Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich. This mode of expressing joy is frequently used in the Christmas chorale cantatas" Figure de note (French f.) note sign (i.e. the symbol itself), Notenfigur (German) Figure de silence (French f.) rest sign (i.e. the symbol itself) Figured harmony simple chords that have been varied through some form of figuration or ornamentation Figured melody a melody that is highly ornamented Figure Eight one of the two-couple figures danced in a circle of four people traditionally associated with square dancing Little Circle Figures Figurenbild (German n.) figure painting Figurenblechschere (German f.) circular pattern snips (for brass), circular cutting snips (for brass) Figurengruppe (German f.) group of figures Figurenkarten (German pl.) court cards (playing cards) Figurenlehre (German f.) doctrine of figures see 'figures, doctrine of' Figurenmaler (m.), Figurenmalerin (f.) (German) figure painter Figurenmalerei (German f.) figure painting Figurenschere (German f.) circular cutting snips (for brass), circular pattern snips (for brass) Figurenschmuck (German m.) decorative figures Figurenskizze (German f.) sketch of a figure Figurenstudie (German f.) figure study Figurentanz (German m.) cotillion, figured dance Figurentheater (German n.) puppet theatre Figurenzeichnung (German f.) figure drawing, character-painting Figure of thought see 'figure of speech' Figure of sound see 'figure of speech' Figure of speech or just figure, an expression that departs from the accepted literal sense or from the normal order of words, or in which an emphasis is produced by patterns of sound. Such figurative language is an especially important resource of poetry, although not every poem will use it; it is also constantly present in all other kinds of speech and writing, even though it usually passes unnoticed. The ancient theory of rhetoric named and categorized dozens of figures, drawing a rough and often disputed distinction between those (known as tropes or figures of thought) that extend the meaning of words, and those that merely affect their order or their impact upon an audience (known as figures of speech, schemes, or rhetorical figures). The most important tropes are metaphor, simile, metonymy, synecdoche, personification, and irony; others include hyperbole (overstatement), litotes (understatement), and periphrasis (circumlocution). The minor rhetorical figures can emphasize or enlivena point in several different ways: by placing words in contrast with one another (antithesis), by repeating words in various patterns (anadiplosis, anaphora, antistrophe, chiasmus), by changing the order of words (hyperbaton), by missing out conjunctions (asyndeton), by changing course or breaking off in mid-sentence (anacoluthon, aposiopesis), or by assuming special modes of address (apostrophe) or inquiry (rhetorical question). A further category of figures, sometimes known as 'figures of sound', achieves emphasis by the repetition of sounds, as in alliteration, assonance, and consonance Figure - from which this extract has been taken Figures a figure is a short dance "step" or "move", sort of a choreographic building block. Most figures take eight counts of music, although figures with four or sixteen counts are also common. Each dance is a collection of figures assembled to allow the dancers to progress along the set. "Weight" refers to the weight of dancers as they pull against each other. Many figures must be done faster and with extra flair if "weight" is applied. Most experienced dancers often feel that this is more entertaining Contra dance from which this extract has been taken and where many contradance figures are explained Figures, doctrine of (English) or Figurenlehre (German f.), a term first applied in the early twentieth century to describe the relationship between rhetorical figures of speech and associated musical figures (the exact equivalent of the motiv (German) or motif (French)). This theory has been a main focus of modern studies of musical rhetoric in the Baroque A Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples figurieren als (German) to figure as figurierend (German) figuring figuriert (German) figurate, figurative, figured see figurata [corrected by Brian A. Jefferies] figurierter Choral (German m.) figured chorale Figurine (English, French f., German f.) a small carved figure figürlich (German) figured, figurative, figuratively figürlich brauchen (German) to figure (figurative) figürlich verwenden (German) to figure (figurative) Figürlichkeit (German f.) figurativeness figurnah (German) figure-hugging Figurproblem (German n.) weight problem figurumschmeichelnd (German) figure-flattering Fiktion (s.), Fiktionen (pl.) (German f.) fiction fiktional (German) fictional fiktionale Figur (German f.) fictional character fiktionale Welt (German f.) fictional world fiktionaler Dokumentarfilm (German m.) mockumentary (colloquial: mock documentary) Fiktionalisieren (German n.) fictionalising Fiktionalisiertwerden (German n.) fictionalisation Fiktionalisierung (German f.) fictionalisation Fiktionalismus (German m.) fictionalism fiktiv (German) fictitious (of or in novels), fictitiously, notional, fictive, fictional fiktive Bevölkerung (German f.) ghost population fiktive Gegenwart (German f.) fictional present fiktive Geschichte (German f.) fictional story fiktive Vergangenheit (German f.) fictional past fiktives Verbrechen (German n.) fictitious crime Filantropia (Spanish f.) philanthropy filantrópico (m.), filantrópica (f.) (Spanish) philanthropic Filántropo (m.), Filántropa (f.) (Spanish) philanthropist filar il suono (Italian, literally 'to spin out the sound [of the voice]') also filar il tuono or filar la voce, originally an instruction to a singer to hold a soft, sustained note without either expanding or diminishing the tone, for example, the final note of Addio del passato in La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) however, the same term is also used to mean a note sustained while it swells in volume before decreasing back to its original dynamic level, i.e. messa di voce filar il tuono see filar il suono filar la voce see filar il suono Filarmonica see Philharmonie Filarmónica see Philharmonie filarmonico (m.), filarmonica (f.) (Italian) music-loving filarmónico (m.), filarmónica (f.) (Spanish) music-loving, philharmonic, philharmonique (French) Filatakäse (German m.) pasta filata cheese, any of the stretched-curd cheeses made famous in Italy, such as Mozzarella, Provolone and Caciocavallo filato (Italian) long, drawn out Fil barbelé (French m.) barbed wire Fil d'Ariane (French) the key to a labyrinth (a reference to Ariadne who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth at Minos) Ariadne File (s.), Files (pl.) (German n.) file File (s.), Filid (pl.) (Celtic) poet Celtic poets may be better known as bards and though the Irish and Scottish peoples poets also came to be known as either file or bard, originally there was a distinction in rank between the two with the hereditary file having the higher status and greater training. The classical commentator Diodorus Siculus talks of Celtic poets singing to instruments, like lyres, the verses were given to musical accompaniment. However, the file was not the harpist (cruitiné) - they were separate trades Celtic Poetry from which this comment has been taken Filegröße (German f.) filesize Filename (s.), Filenamen (pl.) (German n.) filename filer la voix (French) filar il suono filer le son (French) filar il suono Filet (s.), Filets (pl.) (German n.) tenderloin, sirloin Filet (s.), Filets (pl.) (French m.) Einlage (German f.), filetto (Italian m. s.) filetti (Italian m. pl.), Ader (German f.), purfling (an inlay of wood placed along or just inside the border of the belly and back of instruments of the violin family, both to protect the edges of the instrument and to decorate it) (French m.) a kind of lace net with a square mesh Filetbraten (German m.) roast fillet Filet-de-Sole-Messer (German n.) filet de sole knife filet de voix (French) a very thin voice filetieren (German) to fillet Filetiermesser (German n.) fillet knife, filleting knife Filetto (s.), Filetti (pl.) (Italian m.) Einlage (German f.), Ader (German f.), filet (French m.), purfling (an inlay of wood placed along or just inside the border of the belly and back of instruments of the violin family, both to protect the edges of the instrument and to decorate it) Filetyp (German m.) filetype Filí (Irish) the collective term for the class whose individual members were called file, in effect the learned class, the hereditary custodians of the national memory and of the oral literature. The filí became the ancestors of the professional, endowed and hereditary poets, bards and chroniclers whose order survived until 1603 Filiale (s.), Filialen (pl.) (German f.) branch office, subsidiary, branch store, store, branch Filialgeschäft (German n.) chain store Filialkirche (German f.) chapel, chapel of ease Filialleiter (m), Filialleiterin (f.) (German) branch manager, bank manager, manager of a branch office Filialnetz (German n.) branch network, network of branch offices, network of branches Filibuster (German m.) filibusterer Filibusterer a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes, an adventurer who engages in unauthorised warfare against a country with which his own country is at peace Filibusterei (German f.) filibustering filibustern (German) to filibuster Filicide a parent who murders his own son or daughter Filiermesser (German n.) fillet knife, filleting knife Filigran (German n.) filigree filigran (German) filigree, filigreed Filigran- (German) lacy (prefix) Filigranarbeit (German f.) filigree, filigree (work) Filigranmuster (German n.) lacework (figurative) Filigranschmuck (German m.) filigree jewellery Filigree work also called vinework or vinery, a common type of decoration in medieval manuscripts. Kathleen Scott defines it in the following manner: "Delicate, conventional designs, usually in gold, on a flat coloured surface, in overall patterns of curling vines, branches, and sprigs and/or leaves; used as a background to miniatures and initials and on band borders and miniature frames" Literary Terms and Definitions from which this extract has been taken Filin movement 'feeling' movement, a Cuban musical genre of the 1940s and 50s which combined Cuban rhythms with harmonies and melodies influenced by North American jazz for further information we recommend: Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo (Hardback or Paperback) by Ned Sublette, pub. Chicago Review Press (February 1, 2007) filioque (Latin) in Christian theology the filioque clause (Latin: filioque, and [from] the son') is a disputed clause added to the Nicene Creed, that forms a divisive difference in particular between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the place where the original Nicene Creed reads "We believe in the Holy Spirit ... who proceeds from the Father", the amended version reads "We believe in the Holy Spirit ... who proceeds from the Father and the Son". The addition is accepted by Roman Catholic Christians but rejected by Eastern Orthodox Christians. Eastern Catholic churches do not use the clause in their creed, but profess the doctrine it represents, as it is a dogma of the Roman Catholic faith. Insofar as Protestant churches take a position on the doctrine, acceptance of the filioque is normative. The clause is most often referred to as simply 'filioque' or 'the filioque' Filioque clause from which this extract has been taken Filipino (m.), Filipina (f.), Filipinos (pl.), Filipinas (f.pl.) (German) Filipino (m.), Filipina (f.) Filius nullius (Latin) an illegitimate child of unacknowledged paternity Filizid (German m.) filicide Filk (music) a musical culture, genre, and community tied to science fiction/fantasy fandom, active since the early 1950s if concentrated primarily since the mid-1970s Filk music from which this extract has been taken Filk Fill also 'filler' or 'fill-in', in jazz and related popular music forms, 'fills' close-in or cover bare beats during solo portions in the music in popular music, a fill is a short segment of instrumental music that fills the pauses between phrases or sections of a vocalist or other lead instrument, such as a drum fill Fille d'à côté (French f.) girl next door Fille de joie (s.), Filles de joie (pl.) (French f.) a prostitute Fille de régiment (French f.) a female camp-follower, an army prostitute Filler see 'fill' Fillet brazing a construction technique where the builder joins tubes without the use of lugs or welding. A brass brazing rod is used in the process and with several passes creates a small mound around the joint called the 'fillet' Fill-in see 'fill' Film- (German) motion-picture, on-screen, film, cinematic (prefix) Film (s.), Filme (German pl.) (English, German m., Italian m.) picture, movie, flick (colloquial), motion picture, feature, moving picture (dated), moving image (dated) Filmabenteuer (German n.) film adventure Filmabschnitt (German m.) piece of film, frame of film Filmadaption (German f.) film adaption, movie adaption Filmagent (German m.) movie agent Filmakademie (German f.) film academy Film a lungo metraggio (Italian m.) feature film Filmanimation (German f.) video animation Filmarbeiten (German pl.) filming Filmarchiv (s.), Filmarchive (pl.) (German n.) film library, movie archive, film archive filmare (Italian) to film filmartig (German) film-like Filmatelier (German n.) film studio Film auf Abruf (German) video on demand Filmaufnahmekamera (German f.) motion-picture camera, cine camera Filmaufnahmen (German pl.) shots, shooting Filmauftritt (German m.) film appearance Filmaufzeichnung (German f.) film recording, motion-picture recording Filmbearbeitung (German f.) film processing Filmbeschichtung (German f.) film coating Filmbesetzung (German f.) cast Filmbetrachter (German m.) viewer (of a movie) Filmbetrachtung (German f.) film viewing Filmbild (German n.) negative image, image recorded on the film Filmbiografie (German f.) biopic, biographical picture Filmbiographie (German f.) biopic Filmbranche (German f.) film industry, movie industry Filmcatering (German n.) film catering Film-Catering (German n.) film catering Filmcrew (German f.) film crew Filmdarsteller (m.), Filmdarstellerin (f.) (German) film actor, movie actor, film actress (f.), movie actress (f.) Filmdebüt (German n.) film debut, motion picture debut, screen debut Filmdialoge (German pl.) film dialogues Filmdiva (German f.) screen goddess Filmdose (German f.) (film) can (for storing film) Filmdrama (German n.) photoplay, film drama Filmdreh (German m.) film shooting Filmdruck (German m.) film printing, silk screen printing, screen printing Filmdrucker (German m.) film printer Filmeinbau (German m.) film-type packing Filmemachen (German n.) filmmaking, film making, movie making Filmemacher (m.), Filmemacherin (f.), Filmemacher (pl.) (German) filmmaker, film maker Filmempfindlichkeit (German f.) film speed, film sensitivity Filmen (German n.) filming (to process of shooting a film) filmen (German) to film, to be filming, to shoot (folm), to make a film filmend (German) filming Filmende (German n.) end of film, trailer (colloquial) Filmentwicklung (German f.) film processing, film development, film developing Filmepos (German n.) epic film Filmer (m.), Filmerin (f.) (German) film maker, filmmaker Filmerlebnis (German n.) film experience, movie experience Filmfehler (German m.) goof Filmfest (German n.) film festival, movie festival Filmfestival (German n.) film festival Filmfestspiele (German pl.) film festival Filmfirma (German f.) motion picture company, studio (company) Filmförderung (German f.) film subsidy Filmformat (German n.) film format Filmfreak (German m.) film buff (colloquial) Film für Farbdias (German m.) film for colour transparencies Film gate the rectangular opening in the front of a motion picture camera where the film is exposed to light Filmgelände (German n.) studio lot Filmgeschäft (German n.) movie industry, film business, movie business, film industry, motion picture business Filmgeschichte (German f.) film history, motion picture history, cinematic history Filmgesellschaft (s.), Filmgesellschaften (pl.) (German f.) film company Film giallo (Italian m.) (film) thriller Filmheld (m.), Filmheldin (f.), Filmhelden (pl.) (German) movie hero (m.), screen hero (m.), screen heroine (f.), movie heroine (f.) Filmhochschule (German f.)film academy Filmi Indian film music, that used traditional and modern instruments, with melodies and vocal styles derived from Indian folk and classical music, India's foremost popular music form, with phenomenal popularity for its vocalists, known as playback singers Filmi Filmi-ghazal filmi based on Hindustani ghazaal Filmikone (German f.) movie icon Filmindustrie (German f.) film industry, silver screen (figurative), motion picture industry, movie industry Film in Zeitlupe (German m.) slow-motion film filmisch (German) cinematic, cinematically, filmic, film (work, influence, etc.), film-like, on film (portrait, documentation, etc.) filmisch umsetzen (German) to turn into a film Filmkamera (German f.) cine camera, movie camera, motion-picture camera, film camera, cinematograph (archaic) Filmkarriere (German f.) film career, screen career, movie career Filmkatalog (German m.) catalogue of films Filmkitt (German m.) film adhesive, film cement Filmklammer (German f.) film clip Filmklamotte (German f.) rubbish old movie, rubbishy old film (colloquial) Filmklappe (German f.) clapperboard Filmklebeapparat (German m.) film splicer Filmklub (German m.) cine club Filmkomiker (German m.) film comedian, screen comedian Filmkomödie (German f.) comedy film, comedy movie, film comedy, motion picture comedy Filmkomponist (m.), Filmkomponistin (f.) (German) film composer, film scorer Filmkritik (German f.) film review Filmkritiker (m.), Filmkritikerin (f.) (German) film critic, movie critic Filmkulisse (German f.) film set Filmkunst (German f.) cinematic art, cinematics (plural in meaning, singluar in use) Filmlegende (German f.) screen legend, film legend Filmleinwand (German f.) screen, movie screen Filmliebhaber (s./pl.) (German m.) cinephile, movie fans (pl.) Filmmagazin (German n.) movie magazine (publication) Film-Make-up (German n.) movie make-up, film make-up Filmmaterial (German n.) footage, (film) stock Filmmaterial vom Vortag (German n.) rushes, dailies (rushes) Filmmaterialien (German pl.) film materials, film material Filmmelodien (German pl.) film melodies Filmmontage (German f.) film montage, film editing Film muet (French m.) cinéma muet , silent film Catégorie:Film muet Film music music written for or improvised to a film. The "suture effect," adapted from psychoanalytic theory by Jean-Pierre Oudart, identifies the relationship of the spectator to the chain of signifying images, while also accounting for the subject's connection with the film score. Once becoming aware of the absence of vital information presented visually, the spectator unconsciously closes the gap between the seen and unseen, simultaneously sealing the spectator within the film. Music serves as an off-screen signifier, replacing the absence of corresponding affect, and the spectator is freed to claim the imaged emotion as his own. The film score permits the spectator to impart human depth to the flatness of photographed images by using programmatic music or music which carries off-screen meaning The Film Music Society Musical Borrowing from which part of this entry is taken Filmmusik (German f.) score, film music, soundtrack, film score, movie music, movie score Filmnachrichten (German pl.) movie news Film noir (English, German m.) early 1940s to the 1960s, a genre of movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters Filmografie (German f.) filmography Filmorchester (German n.) film orchestra Filmothek (German f.) film archive, film library Filmpalast (German m.) picture palace (cinema) Filmpartner (m.), Filmpartnerin (f.) (German) co-star Filmpionier (German m.) film pioneer Filmpiraterie (German f.) film piracy, movie piracy Filmplakat (German n.) film poster Filmpreis (German m.) film award, movie award Filmpremiere (German f.) movie premiere, film premiere Filmproduktion (German f.) movie production, film production Filmproduktionsgesellschaft (German f.) film production company Filmproduzent (German m.) film producer, movie producer Filmprojekt (German n.) film project Filmprojektion (German f.) film projection Filmprojektor (German m.) cinema projector, film projector, motion-picture projector, cine projector Filmrechte (German pl.) film rights, movie rights Filmregisseur (m.), Filmregisseurin (f.), Filmregisseure (pl.) (German) film director, motion picture director filmreif (German) Hollywood-style filmreif sein (German) to beg to be filmed Filmreihe (German f.) film series Filmriss (German m.) film tear, mental blackout, mental blank Filmrolle (German f.) film reel, film role, reel, film part, roll of film Filmsatz (German m.) photocomposition, phototypography, photo comp, filmsetting Filmschaffen (German n.) work(s) for the cinema, cinematic art Filmschaffender (s.), Filmschaffende (pl.) (German m.) filmmaker Filmschauspieler (m.), Filmschauspielerin (f.) (German) screen actor, film actor, movie actor, motion picture actor, screen actress (f.), motion picture actress (f.), movie actress (f.) Filmschminke (German f.) film make-up, movie make-up Film-Schminke (German f.) film make-up, movie make-up Filmschnitt (German m.) film editing Filmschönheit (German f.) screen beauty Film score the background music in a film, generally specially written for the film and often used to heighten emotions provoked by the imagery on the screen or by the dialogue Film Score from which part of this entry is taken Filmsequenz (German f.) cutscene (in a computer game) Filmspule (s.), Filmspulen (pl.) (German f.) film spool, spool of film Filmstar (s.), Filmstars (pl.) (German m.) film star, movie star, cinema star Filmstärke (German f.) film thickness Filmstart (German m.) (film) release date, film release Filmsternchen (German n.) starlet Filmstreifen (German m.) film strip, filmstrip, film roll Filmstück (German n.) piece of film, frame of film Filmstudio (German n.) film studio, motion picture studio Filmtablette (German f.) film-coated tablet filmte (German) filmed Filmtheater (German n.) cinema, movie theatre, picture show (dated) Filmtheaterwerbung (German f.) cinema advertising Filmtitel (German m.) (film) title, movie title Filmtrübung (German f.) film fogging (through exposure to light) Filmverarbeitung (German f.) film processing Filmverleih (s.), Filmverleihe (pl.) (German m.) film distribution, film distributor Filmversion (German f.) screen adaption Filmvertrag (German m.) movie contract, film contract Filmvertrieb (German m.) motion picture distribution Film von ganzer Spiellänge (German m.) full-length film Filmvorführapparat (German m.) cinematograph (machine) Filmvorführer (German m.) cinema operator, projectionist Filmvorführung (German f.) cinema show, screening Filmvorstellung (German f.) cinema showing Filmwechselsack (German m.) (film) changing bag Filmwechsler (German f.) film changer Filmwerbung (German f.) screen advertising, cinema advertising Filmwerkstatt (German f.) movie studio, film studio Filmwesen (German n.) movies Filmwirtschaft (German f.) movie business, film industry, motion picture industry, film business, movie industry, motion picture business Filmzar (German m.) movie mogul Filmzeitschrift (German f.) film magazine Filo di ferro (Italian m.) steel or iron wire Filo di voce (Italian m.) the very lightest and softest vocal tone Filou (German m.) rogue Fils (French m.) (the) son (used to distinguish the surname of a son from that of his father, denoted père) Filter (English, German m./n.) (electronics) an electronic device that permits certain frequencies to pass while stopping others Filter (s./pl.) (German m./n.) filter, strainer Filter einer Zigarette (German m.) cork tip filterfähig (German) filterable Filterkaffee (German m.) drip coffee, filter coffee Filterkaffeemaschine (German f.) drip coffee maker filterlos (German) filterless, non-filter (cigarette), untipped (cigarette) filterlose Zigarette (German f.) non-filter cigarette, plain cigarette Filtern (German n.) straining (filtering), filtering filtern (German) to drain, to filtrate, to percolate, to filter, to screen (pass through a sieve) filternd (German) filtering, filtrating, percolating Filternutsche (German f.) funnel filter Filter paper a semi-permeable paper barrier placed perpendicular to a liquid or air flow. It is used to separate fine solids from liquids or air Filterpapier (German n.) filter paper Filterpapierscheibe (German f.) filter paper disc filtert (German) filters, filtrates, percolates filterte (German) filtered, percolated Filtertorf (German m.) peat fibre, peat moss Filtertuch (German n.) filter cloth Filtertüte (German f.) filter bag (coffee machine) Filterzigarette (s.), Filterzigaretten (pl.) (German f.) filter tipped cigarette, filter-tip (cigarette), cork-tipped cigarette Filtration (s.), Filtrationen (pl.) (German f.) percolation Filtre (French m.) (electronics) filter Filtre passe-bande (French m.) (electronics) bandpass filter filtrierbar (German) filterable Filtrierbarkeit (German f.) filterability Filtrieren (German n.) filtering filtrieren (German) to filtrate, to filter Filtrierpapier (German n.) filter paper filtriert (German) filtered, filtrated filtrierte (German) screened Filtro (Italian m.) (electronics) filter Filtro passabanda (Italian m.) (electronics) bandpass filter Filum (Latin) stem of a note Filz (German m.) felt, sleaze (colloquial: corruption), corruption Filz- (German) felt (prefix) Filzabdichtung (German f.) felt sealing Filzarbeit (German f.) artwork made from felt, artwork made with felt filzartig (German) felt-like filzen (German) to shakedown, to felt, to frisk, to do over (slang: to rob), to filch Filzer (German m.) marker Filzgleiter (German pl.) felt pads Filzhut (German m.) bowler hat, felt hat, trilby filzig (German) felted, churlish Filzkegel (German m.) felt cone (for polishing) Filzokratie (German f.) cronyism Filzpantoffel (German m.) felt slipper Filzring (German m.) felt ring Filzschlägel (German m.) felt stick Filzschreiber (German m.) felt-tip pen, felt marker Filzstiefel (German m.) felt boot Filzstift (German m.) felt-tip pen, felt-tip, marker (felt-tip pen), felt tip, felt pen Filzstoff (German m.) felting Filztuch (German n.) beaver cloth Filzung (German f.) search (for contraband, etc.) Filzunterlage (German f.) felt underlay, felt pad Filzunterlegscheibe (German f.) felt washer Fimbriated fringed (with hair, etc.), having a fringe, bordered or hemmed with a different colour (of a flag, etc.) Fimmel (German m.) craze, fad, kick (colloquial: temporary interest) Fin (French f.) the end, end, conclusion fin, fino (Italian) till, until, up to, as far as Finacon (Cape Verde) from Sao Tiago Island (the most African island of the archipelago), improvised songs performed by women Final (English, German m. - Switzerland) the ultimate or last sequence in a competition, etc. the central pitch of a piece of music, in a modal melody the note on which it ends if the melody ends on the tonic of a church mode, the mode is said to be authentic if the melody ends on the fourth degree of a church mode, the mode is said to be plagal Final cadence see 'perfect cadence' Final double bar also period double bar or terminal barline, a type of double barline with a thin line followed by a thick line, is used to mark the very end of a piece of music or of a particular movement within it Finale (German n., Italian m., literally 'final', 'concluding', 'finish') the final section of a work that has several sections or movements, a flourish Finalis (Latin) the name of one of the accentus ecclesiastici the central pitch of a piece of music, in a modal melody the note on which it ends if the melody ends on the tonic of a church mode, the mode is said to be authentic if the melody ends on the fourth degree of a church mode, the mode is said to be plagal finalisieren (German) to finalise Finalism or teleology (from Greek: telos, 'end', 'purpose') the philosophical study of design and purpose Finalismus (German m.) finalism Finalist (s.), Finalisten (pl.) (German m.) finalist Finalität (German f.) finality Final modulation see 'modulation' Finalmusik (German) the last item in an outdoor concert, usually a piece related to the cassation, divertimento or 'seranade' Fin'al segno (Italian, literally 'as far as the sign') a piece should be repeated but only up to the sign (segno) Finanz- (German) finance, financial, fiscal (prefix) Finanzamt (s.), Finanzämter (pl.) (German n.) tax office, revenue office, the taxman (colloquial) Finanzbeamter (m.), Finanzbeamtin (f.), Finanzbeamte (pl.) (German) taxman (colloquial), tax officer Finanzbedarf (German m.) finance requirements, financial needs, financial requirements Finanzbehörde (s.), Finanzbehörden (pl.) (German f.) fiscal authority, tax authority, revenue department, revenue authority, revenue Finanzgenie (German n.) financial genius, financial wizard Finanzhilfe (s.), Finanzhilfen (pl.) (German f.) financial aid, financial assistance, financial backing, financial support, financial help, financial grant finanziell (German) financial, financially, monetary, pecuniary, in terms of money, moneywise finanziell angeschlagen (German) financially stricken finanziell besser gestellt sein (German) to be better off finanzielle Angelegenheiten (German pl.) financial affairs finanzielle Hilfe (German f.) financial aid, financial assistance, financial help finanzielle Mittel (German pl.) means, funding finanzieller Betrug (German m.) financial fraud finanziell erfolgreich (German) financially successful finanzieller Schlag (German m.) financial blow finanzieller Verlust (German m.) financial loss, pecuniary loss finanzieller Wert (German m.) financial worth finanzieller Zusammenbruch (German m.) financial collapse, financial failure, financial ruin finanzielle Schwierigkeit (s.), finanzielle Schwierigkeiten (pl.) (German f.) financial embarrassment, financial problem, financial difficulty, financial trouble, financial straits (pl.) finanzielles Polster (German n.) nest egg finanzielles Problem (German n.) financial problem finanzielle Verluste (German pl.) financial losses, pecuniary losses finanziell gesund (German) financially sound, sound (financially) finanziell gut dastehend (German) moneyed finanziell in Schwierigkeiten sein (German) to be in financial difficulty finanziell interessant (German) financially rewarding finanziell nicht fundiert (German) fly-by-night finanziell ruinieren (German) to wipe out financially finanziell ruiniert (German) financially ruined finanziell schwach (German) financially unsound, financially weak finanziell sicher (German) financially secure finanziell stützen (German) to prop up (figurative: financially) finanziell unterstützen (German) to assist financially, to give financial aid, to support financially, to sponsor finanziell unterstützt (German) financially supported finanzierbar (German) financeable, financially feasible finanzieren (German) to finance, to bankroll (colloquial), to fund, to sponsor finanzierend (German) bankrolling, financing finanziert (German) financed, bankrolled, funded finanziert durch (German) financed by finanzierte wieder (German) refinanced finanziert wieder (German) refinances Finanzierung (German f.) factoring, finance, financing, sourcing, funding Finanzierungsart (German f.) type of financing, method of financing finanzierungsfähig (German) eligible for financing Finanzierungshilfe (German f.) financial aid, financial assistance, financial backing, financial support Finanzierungskosten (German pl.) cost of finance, finance charges, finance costs, financial charges Finanzierungsmangel (German m.) lack of funding Finanzierungsplan (German m.) financial budget Finanzierungsproblem (German n.) money problem, financing problem Finanzierungsquelle (German f.) source of funding Finanzierungsträger (German m.) financier Finanzjahr (s.), Finanzjahre (pl.) (German n.) fiscal year, financial year finanzkräftig (German) financially strong finanzkräftiger (German) financially stronger Finanzmann (s.), Finanzmänner (pl.) (German m.) financier Finanzmittel (s./pl.) (German n.) financial capital, financial resources (pl.), financial means (pl.) Finanznachrichten (German pl.) financial news finanzorientiert (German) financially oriented, finance-oriented Finanzplan (s.), Finanzpläne (pl.) (German m.) budget, finance plan Finanzplanung (German f.) financial planning, budget Finanzpolitik (German f.) financial policy, fiscal policy finanzpolitisch (German) fiscal Finanzpolster (German n.) financial cushion Finanzproblem (German n.) financial problem Finanzquelle (German f.) financial resource, source of finance Finanzredakteur (German m.) financial editor finanzschwach (German) financially weak finanzschwächer (German) financially weaker Finanzschwierigkeiten (German pl.) financial difficulties, financial trouble Finanzskandal (German m.) financial scandal Finanzspalte der Zeitung (German f.) financial column (in a newspaper) Finanzspritze (German f.) cash injection finanzstark (German) well-heeled (colloquial), financially strong, well-financed finanztechnisch (German) financial, fiscal Finanzteil (German m.) financial section (of a newspaper) Finanzteil der Zeitung (German m.) financial pages Finanztransaktion (German f.) financial operation, monetary transaction, financial transaction Finanzunternehmen (German n.) finance company, financial company Finanzverwaltung (German f.) financial management, administration of finances, fiscal authority Finanzvorstand (German m.) chief financial officer Finanzwelt (German f.) financial world Finanzwesen studieren (German) to study finance Finanzwirtschaft (German f.) financial management, finance, business finance finanzwirtschaftlich (German) fiscal Finanzwissenschaft (German f.) finance Fin à qui (French) to this place Findbarkeit (German f.) findability Finde dich damit ab! (German) Get over it! Fin de guerre (French) the end of war Fin de race (French) the decline of the human race Fin de siècle (French) the end of the century (usually a reference to the end of the nineteenth century which was believed to be uniquely decadent) Fin de Siècle (German n.) fin de siècle Fine (Italian) the end, either of the whole, or of a portion, of a piece of music Fine à l'eau (French) brandy and water, brandy and soda fine bouche, une (French f.) gourmet Findelhaus (s.), Findelhäuser (pl.) (German n.) foundling hospital, foundling home Findelkind (s.), Findelkinder (pl.) (German n.) foundling finden (German) to find (discover, detect), to detect findend (German) encountering, finding finden, dass (German) to think that Finder (s./pl.) (German m.) finder Finderlohn (German m.) finder's reward findig (German) resourceful, resourcefully, clever findiger (German) more resourceful findiger Mann (German m.) resourceful man Findigkeit (German f.) resourcefulness, contrivance, ingenuity findigste (German) most resourceful Findung (German f.) finding Fines herbes (French) chopped parsley, tarragon and chervil Finesse (English, French f., German f.) delicacy, refinement, delicate skill Fing.Cym. abbreviation of 'finger cymbals' Finger (s./pl.) (English, German m.) one of the moveable digits (Digitus manus) on the hand not including the thumb, dito (Italian), doigt (French) Fingerabdruck (s.), Fingerabdrücke (pl.) (German m.) finger-mark, fingerprint, finger print, dactylogram Fingerarbeit (German f.) fingertips Fingerbeere (German f.) finger pad Fingerbewegung (s.), Fingerbewegungen (pl.) (German f.) finger movement Fingerboard Griffbrett (German n.), touche (French f.), tastiera (Italian f.), the part of a stringed instrument where the player places his or her fingers to change the length of the vibrating string, in some cases these points will coincide with horizontal strips of metal or gut called frets (as on the guitar, the lute or the members of the viol family), in other cases the instrument will be 'unfretted' (as on the members of the violin family). On a fretted instrument the fingerboard can be called the 'fretboard' Fingerboard theremin see 'Theremin cello' fingerbreit (German) as wide as a finger Fingerbrett (German n.) fingerboard, fretboard, touche (French f.) Finger culture the product of the modern system of electronic communication (including blogs, emails, etc.) Finger cymbals also crotales or antique cymbals, an early Asian percussion instrument, often used by female dancers, that are small and non-pitched, commonly attached to the thumb and middle finger of one or both hands and struck together in a specific rhythmic pattern Zills Fingercymbeln (German f. pl.) Crotales fingerdick (German) as thick as a finger Fingerdruckschalter (German m.) fingertip switch Fingered vibrato see 'finger vibrato' Fingerendglied (German n.) distal phalanx of the finger fingerfertig (German) nimble-fingered Fingerfertigkeit (German f.) digital dexterity, dexterity, prestidigitation, sleight of hand Fingerfood (German n.) finger food Finger-Food (German n.) finger food fingerförmig (German) digitate, finger-shaped fingerfrei (German) fingerless (gloves) Fingergelenk (s.), Fingergelenke (pl.) (German n.) knuckle joint, finger joint Fingerglied (German n.) phalanx Fingerhaltung (German f.) finger position Fingerhandschuh (s.), Fingerhandschuhe (pl.) (German m.) full-fingered glove Finger hole tone hole, foro (Italian m.), Griffloch (German n.), Fingerloch (German n.), trou (French m.), agujero (Spanish m.) a hole bored through the wall of a wind instrument which the player can cover with his or her finger or leave uncovered to effect changes in pitch, or, when difficult to reach, over which a key may be fitted for the same purpose Fingerhut (s.), Fingerhüte (pl.) (German m.) thimble, foxglove (genus Digitalis) Fingerhutblätter (German pl.) foxglove leaves Fingerhutkrone (German f.) thimble crown Fingering digitación (Spanish), diteggiatura (Italian), doigté (French), Fingersatz (German) the arrangement of fingers required to play a particular note or sequences of notes on a musical instrument, as well as the notation employed in or on a score as a guide to best practice for the effect(s) required Instrument Fingerings Fingering system the fingering required to play a particular musical instrument and the assignment of notes to each combination of fingers, or, on the accordion, the arrangement of the buttons on an accordion and the order of assignment of notes to those buttons "Praetorius, after describing various methods of tuning, makes the following wry comment: 'I do not consider it very important how each player tunes his violin or viol as long as he is able to play his part correctly and well. Some persons get special notions about such things, and are wont to scorn organists who do not use this or that fingering. But this, it seems to me, is not worth discussing. Let one run up and down the keyboard with the front, middle, or rear finger, and even with his nose if it helps, for as long as what one plays sounds fine and pure, and is correct and pleasant to the ear, it is not very important how one accomplishes it.'" Michael Praetorius, Syntagma Musicum, III, 1620, cited in The History of Violin Playing: from its origins to 1761, David B. Boyden Fingering Fingerknöchel (German m.) knuckle Fingerknöchelpolster (German pl.) knuckle pads Fingerknochen (German pl.) phalanges (Ossa digitorum) Fingerkuppe (s.), Fingerkuppen (pl.) (German f.) fingertip Fingerkuppenverband (German m.) fingertip dressing Fingerlänge (German f.) finger length Fingerleiter (German m.) the same as chiroplast Fingerletter (German m.) the same as chiroplast Fingerling (s.), Fingerlinge (pl.) (German m.) finger stall Fingerloch (s.), Fingerlöcher (pl.) (German n.) finger-hole, tone-hole, foro (Italian m.), Griffloch (German n.), trou (French m.), agujero (Spanish m.) (German n.) fingering Fingerlochscheibe (German f.) finger plate Fingernagel (s.), Fingernägel (pl.) (German m.) finger-nail, finger nail, fingernail Fingernagelmaniküre (German f.) nail cleaner Fingerpicking (German n.) fingerpicking Finger-picking (English, Fingerpicking (German n.)) or playing fingerstyle, a southern-based American instrumental guitar style. Many people incorrectly use the term finger-picking to mean any right hand style in which the fingers pluck or pull strings. Most of these styles should be simply called 'plucking styles'. 'Finger-picking' is a specific and complex melody style which allows one guitar to do the work of two by placing a treble-string melody over a constant bass-string accompaniment. Most 'finger-pickers' use a steel-string guitar which is preferable both for its bright, penetrating sound and for its 'quicker' narrow neck Fingerpicking Finger picks see 'thumb picks' Finger plate a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers Fingerpuppe (German f.) finger puppet Fingerring (German m.) ring Fingerrosenkranz (German m.) rosary ring fingersättning (Swedish) fingering fingersætning (Danish) fingering Fingersatz (s.), Fingersätze (pl.) (German m.) fingering Fingerschale (German f.) finger bowl Fingerschalter (German m.) finger switch Fingerschnalzer (German m.) fillip Fingerschnippen (German n.) snap Fingerschnipser (German m.) fillip Fingerschraube (German f.) thumb screw Fingerschutz (German m.) finger protector Fingersetzung (German f.) fingering Fingersnapping a technique of percussionists to play faster than they could if using their wrist in a full stroke, or to play softer at fast speeds Fingersnapping from which this extract has been taken Fingerspitze (s.), Fingerspitzen (pl.) (German f.) finger-tip, finger tip, fingertip, tip of the finger Fingerspitzengefühl (s.), Fingerspitzengefühle (pl.) (German n.) flair, sure instinct, touch, instinctive feeling, tact Finger stall a tubelike covering for a finger Fingerstütze (German f.) finger support Fingerstyle (English, German m.) the technique of playing the guitar by plucking the strings directly with the fingertips, fingernails, or picks attached to fingers, as opposed to flatpicking (picking individual notes with a single plectrum called a flatpick) or strumming all the strings of the instrument in chords. The term is often used synonymously with fingerpicking Fingerstyle playing or 'playing fingerstyle', synonymous with 'fingerpicking' Fingertapping synonymous with 'tapping' Fingertechnik (German f.) finger action, finger dexterity Fingertechnische Studien (German pl.) technical studies to develop speed and control of the fingers Fingerübung (s.), Fingerübungen (pl.) (German f.) apprentice piece (figurative), finger exercise Finger vibrato or fingered vibrato, on a string instrument, a rapid alternation between two pitches of a chord, this being termed a finger tremolo because it is produced by a rapid movement of the finger on the fingerboard rather than by rapid movement of the bow routinely used by classical guitarists on longer notes, and helps to create an impression of longer sustain. Jazz players of upright bass, who normally play pizzicato without even holding a bow, also use this technique a standard part of clavichord technique, known as bebung used on pressure sensitive electronic keyboards with appropriate sounds and patches see 'vibrato', 'flattement', 'shake' (particularly 'close shake') Finger vibrato from which some of this information has been taken Fingerwechsel (German m.) change of finger Fingerzeig (German m.) pointer, hint Fingerzinken (German m.) box joint fingieren (German) to fake, to feign, to simulate fingierend (German) feigning fingiert (German) feigns, bogus, fictitious, sham, simulated, feigned, fabricated (fictitious) fingierte (German) feigned fingierter Wechsel (German m.) bogus bill fingiertes Konto (German n.) pro forma account fingierte Zahlung (German f.) sham paymentc fingió no verme (Spanish) she pretended not to see me fingir (Spanish) to feign, to fake, to imitate (voice), to pretend fingirse (Spanish) to pretend se fingió apenado (Spanish: he pretended to be sorry) Fin gourmet (French) a connoisseur of the pleasures of the table Finguru sanshin (Japan) or kokkinna, a multi-string idiochord, originally a children's toy Finguru sanshin from which this information has been taken Finial (English, German n.) carved ornament, usually in the form of a fleur-de-lis, at the top of a gable, arch or pinnacle Finierfeile (German f.) finishing file Finimento (Italian m.) conclusion, end, finishing, completion, accomplishment (Italian m.) ornament, set, harness, trappings finir de (French) to finish (something) finire ... (Italian) to get through with ... finir en queue de poisson (French) to finish up in the air, to come to an abrupt end finir par (French) to end up (doing something), to finally do (something) Finis (English, German n., from Latin) the end, the conclusion, Ende (German n.) formerly written as the end of a book (since the mid-nineteenth century, 'the end' is more usual) Finish (English, German n.) a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) in musical instrument manufacture, a term for the protective coating covering on the outside of an instrument, sometimes paint but more commonly lacquer Finis punctorum (Latin) in Franconian notation, an ending-sign used to mark the end of a piece of music or of a section within it finit (German) finite finita (Italian) finished, ended, concluded, beendete (German) finita la commedia (Italian) the comedy is over, the pretence has come to an end Finite canon a canonic form with a definite end point, in contradistinction to an infinite canon, which, in theory, could go on forever finite Elemente (German pl.) finite elements Finite-Elemente-Methode (German f.) finite element method Finitheit (German f.) finiteness Finito (Italian) finished, ended, concluded Finitum (German n.) finite verb Fink (s.), Finken (pl.) (German m.) finch (a small bird) (German pl. - Switzerland) slippers Finkenschlag (German m.) finch's song Finne (German f.) fin, peen (hammer), bladder worm, pimple (pustule) Finne (m.), Finnin (f.), Finnen (pl.), Finninnen (f.pl.) (German) Finn Finnendolch (German m.) dagger knife Finnisch (German n.) Finnish finnisch (German) Finnish finnische Küche (German f.) Finnish cuisine Finnischer Meerbusen (German m.) Gulf of Finland finnisch-ugrisch (German) Finno-Ugric, Finno-Ugrian Finnischwörterbuch (German n.) Finnish dictionary Finnish folk music much of the music of Finland is influenced by Karelian traditional tunes and lyrics, as comprised in the Kalevala. Karelian culture is perceived as the purest expression of the Finn myths and beliefs, uncontaminated by Germanic influence, in contrast to Finland's position between the East and the West Finnish hip hop Finnish Music Information Centre Finnish music Finnish Music Information Centre Finnland (German n.) Finland Finnländer (German pl.) Finnish Finnlandisierung (German f.) Finlandisation Finnlandschweden (German pl.) Finland-Swedes Finnlandschwedisch (German n.) Finland Swedish Finno-Ugric one of several language families outside the Indo-Euorpean family of languages. This family includes Hungarian, Estonian, Lappish, and Finnish finnougrisch (German) Finno-Ugric, Finno-Ugrian finno-ugrische Völker (German pl.) Finno-Ugric peoples Finno-Ugristik (German f.) Finno-Ugrian studies Finnougristik (German f.) Finno-Ugrian studies Fino (Italian) till, as far as, up to (Spanish) a delicate pale dry sherry Fino al segno (Italian) as far as the sign fin qui (Italian) up till now, to this place fin sourire (French) a knowing smile finster (German) gauntly, gloomily, loweringly, murkily, murky, darksome, obscure, saturnine, sinister, blackly (gloomily), angry (figurative: threatening sky, threatening clouds), darkly, gloweringly, glowering, louring, sombre, gloomy, dark, shady (dubious: plan, affair), cloudy (figurative) finster ansehen (German) to browbeat finster blicken (German) to lour, to glower finster blickend (German) louring, scowling, glowering, scowlingly finster dreinblicken (German) to wear a sullen look, to frown, to scowl finster dreinschauen (German) to scowl finstere Atmosphäre (German f.) gloomy atmosphere finstere Blicke (German pl.) black looks, sullen looks finstere Erscheinung (German f.) gloomy aspect finstere Gedanken (German pl.) dark thoughts, gloomy thoughts finstere Nacht (German f.) black night finstere Seitengasse (German f.) back alley finsterer Blick (German m.) black look, frown, scowl, serious look finsterer im Ton (German) darker in tone finster entschlossen sein (German) to be grimly determined finsterer und unheimlicher Ort (German m.) dark place finsterer Wald (German m.) dark wood (trees) finsteres Gesicht (German n.) gloomy face, grim visage, grim face finster geblickt (German) scowled Finsterkeit (German f.) murkiness (shady nature) Finsterling (German m.) sinister character finster machen (German) to darken Finsternis (s.), Finsternisse (pl.) (German f.) darkness, gloom, gloominess, dark, eclipse, murkiness Finsternisbrille (German f.) eclipse goggles finsterste (German) darkest Finte (s.), Finten (pl.) (German f.) feint, red herring, trick fintenreich (German) artful, tricky (opponent), skilful Finto, Finta (Italian) feigned, false, interrupted (in respect of cadences, i.e. a feint or deceptive cadence) fioca see fioco Fiochetto (Italian) somewhat hoarse, faint, dim Fiochezza (Italian) hoarseness, Heiserkeit (German f.) fioco (m.), fioca (f.) (Italian) hoarse, husky, veiled, faint, dim Fiol Swedish fiddle Fioreggiante (Italian) too ornate, filled out with roulades, cadences, etc. fioreggiare (Italian) to ornament with diminutions, passagework, etc. Fioretto (s.), Fioretti (pl.) (Italian) grace note(s), melodic ornament(s), particularly in vocal music fioriscente (Italian) ornamented, embellished, florid, abounding with ornaments fiorito (Italian) ornamented, embellished, florid, abounding with ornaments Fioritur (German f.) fioritura (Italian f.), embellishment, ornamentation Fioritura (s.), Fioriture (pl.) (Italian f., literally 'a flowering') embellishment, ornamentation the extemporised decoration of melodies by singers and instrumentalists, particularly associated with seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Italian opera the term is applied to the extensive embellishments found in the compositions and performances of many nineteenth-century instrumental virtuosi see gorgia Fioritura (s.), Fiorituras (pl.) (Spanish f.) fioritura Fioriture (French f.) fioritura Fiotola (Italian) flute Fipple from Webster's 'Revised Unabridged Dictionary' (1913) Fipple \Fip"ple\ (f[~e]r), n. [perh. fr. L. fibula, a clasp, a pin; cf. Prov. E. fible, a stick used to stir pottage.] A stopper, as in a wind instrument of music. [Obs.] - Bacon. Professor Stanley V. McDaniel comments: both the Century Dictionary (1898), a rich mine of etymology, and the Oxford English dictionary state that the origin is obscure, but the Oxford asserts that fipple is probably related to Icelandic flipi "the lip of a horse". The word fipple in English dialect refers to "the under lip" and "to fipple" means to look dejected by protruding the under lip. The use of the term for the recorder's block seems to come from an analogy with the flute, where the under lip provides the same narrowing of the windway as the block does in the recorder, i.e. it is the underside of the wind passage. The Century Dictionary provides a quote stating this very idea. So I think it's unlikely that the word derived from fibula to go a bit further, note the possible relation between the word "lip" and flipi. "lip" is related to Middle Swedish lippa and similar forms lippe, lyppe, etc. from a presumed Old Teutonic root lep-. Frequently in word migration a reversal of consonants can occur, and also duplication. It's possible that from lippe came a form plippe softened to flipi as in the Icelandic what is interesting about the possible relation between fipple and lip is that "lip" variants often refer only to the lower lip, but also by extension they refer in general to the rim of an opening. Thus the fipple, or lip, of a recorder may be thought of as the rim of the windway, which is produced in its lower part by the block, and which takes the place of the lips themselves as the windway for a transverse flute Dan Chernick adds: I just can't resist an OED request! according to my Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (I'm paraphrasing it) Fipple [compare to Icelandic (?) flipi, lip of a horse] the plug at the mouth of a wind-instrument, by which its volume was contracted. First occurrence in English print was in 1626/1627 by Francis Bacon in Sylva Sylvarum; or a Naturall Historie in ten Centuries: "Let a Recorder be made with two fipples, at each end one; the trunk as long as two Recorders, and the holes answerable towards each end: let two persons play the same lesson upon it in unison; and observe whether the sound be confounded, or augmented, or deadened" English edition by Peter Shaw, MD, London (1733; 196) [additional information supplied by Nick Lander] in the northern dialect, the underlip in men and animals, when it hangs down large and loose. The expression "to hang a Fipple" means "to look disappointed, discontented, sulky; also, to weep" "to whimper, whine; to slaver, dribble" from the Swedish flipa, "to weep with distortion of the mouth" Fipple flute flue pipes including the recorder, the flageolet, the tin whistle and the penny whistle fipsig (German) titchy (colloquial), undersized Fir (German Tanne, French Sapin, European Species: Abies pectinata) a soft wood that splits easily, fir was used as building material in Alpine regions Woods in Use in the Middle Ages & Renaissance from which this information has been taken Firdausi (c.934-1020) the Persian poet Firdausi was born Abu Ol-Qasem Mansur in Tus, Iran. He wrote the greatest national epic in world literature, the 'Book of Kings' or Shah-nameh (with 60,000 couplets). The poem was presented to the Sultan, who rewarded Firdausi with a pitiful amount of money. Disappointed the poet gave the money to a bath attendant and left for Afghanistan. The poems give us an insight into Persian culture of the period and particularly of the role of music and musicians. The epic tells of rud (resplendent music) and sarwad (singing), strings of chang (harps), tanbur (pandore), barabat (lutes), rubab, ruyin (pipes) and ney (reed-flute). Processions resounded with blasts of karranay, shaipur, and buq (horns-trumpets), tabira and kus (kettledrums), and the noise from hindi, daray, zang, and sinj (tintinabulating throngs), chang (upper-chested harp), von (lower-chested harp), kannar and shisak - cousins of ghoshaka (sitar), and tumbak, dumbalak (drums) Fire (Danish, Norwegian) four Firebird (trumpet) a type of trumpet with the standard three valves and the addition of a trombone-style slide. It was invented by Maynard Ferguson and Larry Ramirez and remains an exceptionally rare, specialist instrument. They are occasionally produced by Holton as the Holton Firebird Firebird (trumpet) from which this extract has been taken Fireogtredsindstyvendedelnode (Danish) a hemidemisemiquaver (sixty-fourth note), a note one sixty-fourth the time value of a whole note or semibreve Fireogtredsindstyvendedelspause (Danish) a hemidemisemiquaver rest (sixty-fourth rest), a rest one sixty-fourth the time value of a whole rest or semibreve rest Fire polishing or flame polishing, a method of polishing a material, usually thermoplastics or glass by exposing it to a flame or heat Firewall (English, German f.) a part of a computer system or network that is designed to block unauthorised access while permitting authorised communications Firikyiwa (Ghana) thumb bell, a round hollow iron shell worn on the finger, which is struck by a heavy ring worn on the thumb Firlefanz (German m.) gew gaws, frippery, folderol, furbelows Firma (s.), Firmen (pl.) (German f.) firm, concern, company, employer, business, business concern, enterprise, entity, legal (business) name Firmament (s.), Firmamente (pl.) (German n.) cope, firmament Firma mit gutem Ruf (German f.) well-reputed firm, firm of good repute Firman (Persian) licence, authorization, permit, decree, edict Firmament (Septuagint Greek, stereoma "the beaten or hammered thing," Latin firmamentum, "the solid thing") in Genesis, a mysterious substance described as "separating the lower waters from the upper waters" before the separation of dry land from the rest of the lower waters Firmen- (German) corporate (prefix) firmen (German) to confirm Firmen vereinigen (German) to consolidate companies Firmenadresse (German f.) office address, company address, business address Firmenanwalt (German m.) corporate lawyer Firmenarchiv (German n.) company archives Firmenarzt (German m.) company doctor Firmenausgründung (German f.) start-up company Firmenbriefkopf (German m.) company letter heading Firmenbriefpapier (German n.) stationery Firmenchef (German m.) principal of the firm firmeneigen (German) internal, proprietary, company Firmeneigentümer (German m.) proprietor of a firm Firmenfahrer (German m.) company driver Firmenfahrzeug (German n.) company vehicle Firmenflieger (German m.) corporate aircraft, corporate jet Firmenfusion (German f.) company merger Firmengebäude (German pl.) company buildings Firmengeheimnis (German n.) corporate secret, company secret Firmengelände (German n.) premises, company site Firmengeschenk (German n.) business courtesy Firmengröße (German f.) size of the company Firmengründer (German m.) founder of a company Firmengründung (German f.) founding of a company, formation of a company, foundation of a company, company foundation Firmenimage (German n.) corporate identity, corporate image Firmeninhaber (s./pl.) (German m.) firm owner, owner of a firm, proprietor of a company firmenintern (German) in-house Firmenjurist (German m.) company lawyer Firmenkultur (German f.) company culture Firmenkunde (m.), Firmenkundin (f.), Firmenkunden (pl.) Firmenkundinnen (f.pl.) (German) business customer, corporate customer, business client Firmenlogo (German n.) company logo Firmenmarke (German f.) company's trademark Firmenmitarbeiter (s./pl.) (German m.) company employee Firmenname (German m.) company name, company's name, firm's name Firmenneugründung (German f.) start-up company Firmennummer (German f.) company number Firmenphilosophie (German f.) mission statement, company philosophy Firmenpleite (German f.) business failure Firmenpolitik (German f.) company policy Firmenporträt (German n.) company profile Firmenpräsentation (German f.) company presentation Firmenprofil (German n.) company profile Firmenrichtlinien (German pl.) company guidelines Firmensanierung (German f.) business reorganisation Firmenschild (s.), Firmenschilder (pl.) (German n.) signboard, sign of a company, company nameplate Firmenschriftzug (German m.) logotype Firmensitz (German m.) office, principal office, company headquarters firmenspezifisch (German) specific to the company Firmensprecher (m.), Firmensprecherin (f.) (German) company spokesman Firmenstand (German m.) company's stand Firmenstrategie (German f.) company strategy, corporate strategy Firmentreue (German f.) company loyalty Firmenübernahme (s.), Firmenübernahmen (pl.) (German f.) company take-over, acquisition Firmenunterlage (German f.) company document Firmenvertreter (German m.) representative of a company, company representative Firmenverzeichnis (German n.) trade directory Firmenvorstand (German m.) board of directors Firmenwagen (German m.) company car, company vehicle Firmenwerbung (German f.) institutional advertising, public relations Firmenwissen (German n.) corporate know-how Firmenzeichen (German n.) emblem, logo, logotype, sign of a company Firmenzeitung (German f.) company magazine, house journal Firmenzentrale (German f.) company headquarters Firmgottesdienst (German m.) confirmation service (Christianity) Firmierung (German f.) corporate name Firmling (German m.) confirmee (Catholic), confirmand (Catholic), candidate (for confirmation) (Catholic) Firmo (Italian) firm Firmpate (m.), Firmpatin (f.) (German) godfather (m.), godmother (f.) Firmung (German f.) confirmation Firmunterricht (German m.) confirmation classes (Catholic) Firn (English, German m.) also called névé, old snow or corn snow, granular, partially consolidated snow that has passed through one summer melt season but is not yet glacial ice Firneis (German n.) firn ice Firnfeld (German n.) névé firnig (German) névé Firnis (German m.) varnish firnissen (German) to varnish Firnschnee (German m.) névé Firs (indstyve) (Danish) eighty First primo (Italian), Erst (German), premier (French m.), première (French f.), the highest or most important of any kind of voice or instrument, hence, first soprano, first tenor, first violin, etc. First (s.), Firste (pl.) (German m.) ridge, crown (roof) Firstbalken (German m.) ridge pole Firstbohle (German f.) ridge board First chair see 'principal' First-Class-Hotel (German n.) first class hotel First Council of Nicaea the first ecumenical council held in Nicaea in 325 AD which produced the wording of the Nicene Creed and condemned the heresy of Arianism First ending where a section is repeated, the composer may wish to vary the sectional ending, whether first ending or second ending, as a way of creating symmetry between antecedent and consequent phrases or simply in order to extend the composition Firstfeier (German f. - Austria) topping-out ceremony First folio a set of Shakespeare's plays published in 1623. The "First Folio" included some thirty-six plays, and the editor of this publication took some care in the selection and accuracy of his texts, or at least more care than those editors who published earlier quartos Literary Terms and Definitions from which this extract has been taken First Grammatical Treatise a 12th-century work on the phonology of the Old Norse or Old Icelandic language First harmonic the lowest note of the harmonic series, also called the 'generator' Firsthöhe (German f.) ridge height First inversion a term decribing the vertical arrangement in a triad where the third is placed at the bottom with the other two notes (the fifth and the tonic) placed respectively a third and a sixth above it, hence its alternative description, a '6-3' chord. A seventh chord, too, can be arranged as a first inversion again with the third at the bottom, when it is described as a '6-5' chord see 'inversion' First language (also called native language or mother tongue) the language a person learns first. Correspondingly, the person is called a native speaker of the language, although one may also be a native speaker of more than one language, if all of the languages are learned naturally without formal instruction, such as through cultural immersion before puberty. Often a child learns the basics of his or her first languages from his or her family First Language from which this extract has been taken First-look a deal where a particular studio has the first option on a filmmaker's projects First-movement form see 'sonata form' First Nations a term of ethnicity that refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis First Nations from which this extract has been taken First part the initial section of a work, the higher of several parts played on a particular instrument (for example, first violin, etc.), primo (Italian), erster Satz (German), première partie (French) First person prima persona (Italian), première personne (French), primera persona (Spanish) one of the three classes of pronouns, verb-forms, etc., where the person speaking is the 'first person', the person spoken to is the 'second person' and the person spoken of is the 'third person' Firstpfette (German f.) ridge purlin First Punic War (264-241 BC) the first of three major wars fought between Carthage and the Roman Republic First sight, at see 'at first sight' First string the highest string on an instrument First subject a typical 'sonata-form' movement consists of a two-part tonal structure, articulated in three main sections (exposition, development and recapitulation). The first section (the exposition) divides into a first group in the tonic and, after transitional material, a 'second group' in another key (usually the dominant in major movements, the relative major in minor ones), often with a codetta to round the section off. Both groups may include a number of different themes and the 'first subject' is the principal theme of the first group First Symphonic Ensemble see Persymphans First time prima volta (Italian), erstes Mal (German), première fois (French) First time bar a bar or section played just before a repeat that is omitted when reached for the second time, the player then playing an alternative bar or section placed under a similar sign but bearing the arabic numeral 2, or playing from the beginning of the subsequent section First time section see 'first-time bar' First violin leader, concertmaster (of an orchestra, string ensemble, string quartet, etc.), a member of the orchestra section called 'the first violins', violino primo (Italian m. - first violin), violino principale (Italian m. - leader), erste Geiger (German m. - first violin), Primgeige (German f. - first violin), Konzertmeister (German m. - leader), premier violon (French m. - first violin), premier violon solo (French m. - leader), primer violín (Spanish m. - first violin) there is a distinction to be made between the 'first violin' and a 'member of the first violins'. The first is an individual (also known as the concertmaster) who leads the first violin section of an orchestra or string ensemble and who will therefore also lead the whole orchestra or ensemble. The second is any member of the string section of the orchestra called 'the first violins' those that usually play the highest of the string parts, below which there will be parts for the 'second violins', 'violas', 'cellos' and 'basses' Firstziegel (German m.) ridge-tile firti (Norwegian) forty Fis, fis (German n., Dutch) the note 'F sharp' Fisarmonica (Italian f.) accordion, accordéon (French m.), acordeón (Spanish m.), Akkordeon (German n.), Ziehharmonika (German f.) Fisarmonica a bottoni (Italian f.) button accordion, Bandonion (German n.), Bandoneon (German n.) Fisarmonica bitonica (Italian f.) button accordion, Bandonion (German n.), Bandoneon (German n.) Fisarmonica con tastiera di pianoforte (Italian f.) piano accordion, Pianoakkordeon (German n.) Fisarmonica diatonica (Italian f.) or organetto, diatonic accordion, considered the 'father' of all today's accordions Fisch- (German) fish, piscine (prefix) Fisch (s.), Fische (pl.) (German m.) fish, Pisces (star sign) fischiettando (Italian) whistling, pfeifend (German) Fischietto (Italian m.) whistle, fife, pipe, Pfeife (German f.: fife, pipe), Querpfeife (German f.: fife), Flöte (German f.: whistle, pipe), sifflet (French m.), pifano (Spanish m.) fischähnlich (German) fishy FI-Schalter (German m.) or Fehlerstrom-Schutzschalter, residual current circuit breaker Fischarmut (German f.) fish scarcity Fischarten (German pl.) fish species {pl} fischartig (German) fishy Fischaugen-Objektiv (German n.) fisheye lens fischbar (German) fishable Fischbein (s.), Fischbeine (pl.) (German n.) whalebone, baleen Fischbesteck (German n.) fish cutlery, fish knives and forks Fischbude (German f.) fish stall Fischcremesuppe (German f.) bisque Fischdampfer (m./pl.) (German m.) trawler Fischeier (German pl.) fish eggs fischen (German) to fish, to cast for fish Fischen (German n.) fishing Fischen an der Küste (German n.) coastal fishing, inshore fishing Fischen verboten (German) fishing prohibited Fischen verboten! (German) No fishing! fischend (German) fishing Fischer (m.), Fischerin (f.), Fischer (pl.) (German) fisher, fisherman (m.), fisherwoman (f.), angler Fischerboot (s.), Fischerboote (pl.) (German n.) fishing boat, fisherman boat Fischerdorf (s.), Fischerdörfer (pl.) (German n.) fishing village, fishermen's village Fischerdörfchen (German n.) fishing hamlet Fischerei (s.), Fischereien (pl.) (German f.) fishery, fishing Fischereifahrzeug (German n.) fishing vessel Fischereiflotte (German f.) fishing fleet Fischereigeschirr (German n.) fishing gear Fischereigewässer (German n.) fishery Fischereigründe (German pl.) fishing grounds Fischereihafen (German m.) fishing port Fischereischiff (German n.) fishing vessel Fischerhaus (German n.) fisherman's house Fischerhose (German f.) Capri trousers Fischerhütte (German f.) fishing lodge, fisherman's cottage Fischerkarte (German f.) fishing licence Fischerknoten (German m.) fisherman's knot Fischerlizenz (German f.) fishing licence Fischermädchen (German n.) fisher girl Fischernetz (German n.) fishing net, fishnet Fischerort (German m.) fishing village Fischerreiher (German m.) egret Fischerring (German m.) Ring of the Fisherman, Piscatory Ring Fischerschnur (German f. - Switzerland) fishing line Fischersfrau (German f.) fisherwoman Fischfang (German m.) fishing, draught Fisch fangen (German) to harvest (fish) Fischfangflotte (German f.) fishing fleet Fischfanggebiet (German n.) fishing grounds Fischfarm (s.), Fischfarmen (pl.) (German f.) fish farm Fischfilet (German n.) fish fillet, filleted fish, fish filet Fischfiletiermesser (German n.) fish fillet knife, fish filleting knife Fischfiliermesser (German n.) fish fillet knife, fish filleting knife fischfressend (German) fish-eating, fish-feeding Fischfresser (German m.) fish eater, piscivores Fischfrikadelle (German f.) fishcake, fish cake Fischgabel (German f.) fish fork, fish spear (fishing) Fischgericht (s.), Fischgerichte (pl.) (German n.) fish dish, seafood dish Fischgeruch (s.), Fischgerüche (pl.) (German m.) fishy smell Fischglas (German n.) fishbowl Fischgräte (s.), Fischgräten (pl.) (German f.) fishbone, fish bone Fischgrätenmuster (German n.) herringbone pattern Fischgrätenpinzette (German f.) fish bone tweezers Fischgrätenstich (German m.) herringbone Fischgrätenverband (German m.) herringbone Fischgrätenzange (German f.) fish bone tongs Fischgrätmuster (German n.) herringbone (pattern), herringbone pattern Fischgründe (German pl.) fishing grounds, fisheries Fischhaken (German m.) angle, gaff, fish hook Fischhändler (m.), Fischhändlerin (f.), Fischhändler (pl.), Fischhändlerinnen (f.pl.) (German) fishmonger, fish monger, fishwoman (f.), fishwomen (f.pl.) Fischhautfeile (German f.) checkering file Fischheber (German m.) fish slice fischig (German) fishy Fischköder (German m.) bait, bait for fish Fischkutter (German m.) fishing smack, fishing cutter Fischleim (German m.) fish glue, isinglass Fischleiter (German f.) fish ladder Fischliebhaber (German pl.) seafood lovers Fischmarkt (German m.) fish market Fischmaulatmung (German f.) gasping respiration, gasping (breathing) Fischmesser (German n.) fish knife Fischnetz (s.), Fischnetze (pl.) (German n.) fishnet, fishing net Fischöl (German n.) fish oil Fischpaste (German f.) fish paste Fischpinzette (German f.) fish tweezers Fischplatte (German f.) fish platter fischreich (German) rich in fish Fischreichtum (German m.) abundance of fish, richness in fish Fischreiher (German m.) heron Fischrestaurant (German n.) seafood restaurant, fish restaurant Fischreuse (German f.) bow-net, fish trap Fischsauce (German f.) fish sauce Fischschuppe (German f.) fish scale, scale of a fish Fischschwanz (German m.) fishtail Fischschwarm (s.), Fischschwärme (pl.) (German m.) school of fish Fischsemmel (German f.) fish sandwich Fischsoße (German f.) fish sauce Fischspeer (German m.) fishing spear Fischspeisen (German pl.) fish dishes Fischspezialitäten (German pl.) fish specialties Fischstäbchen (s./pl.) (German n.) fish finger Fischstillleben (German n.) still life with fish Fischstücke (German pl.) pieces of fish Fischsud (German m.) fish stock Fischsuppe (German f.) fish soup Fischteich (German m.) fish pond, fishpond Fischtran (German m.) train oil, fish oil Fischtreppe (German f.) fish ladder FI-Schutzschalter (German m.) or Fehlerstromschutzschalter, ground fault circuit interrupter Fischverkauf (German m.) fish-selling Fischverkäuferin (German f.) fishwife Fischvorlegegabel (German f.) fish serving fork Fischvorlegemesser (German n.) fish serving knife, fish slice (for serving) Fischwehr (s.), Fischwehre (pl.) (German n.) weir Fischweiber (German pl.) fishwives Fischweiher (German m.) fish pond Fischzug (s.), Fischzüge (pl.) (German m.) haul Fis-Dur (German n.) the key of 'F sharp major' Fisel (German pl. - Switzerland) green beans Fish eye glue (in gilding) made from the eyes of fish, this glue is highly hygroscopic Fish dive in dance, a term used in double (supported) work for various lifts in which the danseuse is supported by the danseur in a poisson position. He may hold her above his head in a horizontal fish dive or she may fall from a sitting position on his shoulder and be caught in a fish dive, and so on Fish dive from which this information has been taken Fishing for compliments making statements that encourage others to give you compliments Fishing for Compliments (German n.) fishing for compliments Fish ladder a series of ascending pools providing a passage for salmon to swim upstream past a dam Fishnet open weave knit, more often associated with hosiery and became a defining feature of Punk dress in the late 1970s Fishtail a fan shaped addition to the train of a dress, popular in evening gowns, a fish-like train that follows behind the wearer Fisimatenten (German pl.) excuses Fisimatenten machen (German) to make a fuss, to mess about (colloquial) Fisis, fisis (German n.) the note 'F double sharp' fiskalisch (German) fiscally, fiscal fiskalpolitisch (German) politico-economic Fiskus (s.), Fiskusse (pl.) (German m.) exchequer, revenue office, revenue department, revenue, treasury fis-Moll (German n.) the key of 'F sharp minor' Fisole (German f. - Austria) French bean, green bean Fisolensalat (German m. - Austria) green bean salad fissare con lo sguardo (Italian) to gaze upon, to gaze fissare con puntine (Italian) to pin up fissare con spilli (Italian) to pin (to fasten with pins) fissare con tiranti (Italian) to guy fissare con uno sguardo intontito (Italian) to gawk fissare un appuntamento (Italian) to make an appointment, eine Verabredung treffen (German) Fissur (German f.) fissure Fistel (s.), Fisteln (pl.) (German f.) fistula (s.), fistulas (pl.), fistulae (pl.), gum boil fistelartig (German) fistular Fistelstimme (German f.) head-voice, falsetto, falsetto voice, feigned voice, piping voice, squeaky voice Fistula (Latin) pipe Fistula germanica (Latin) the transverse or German flute Fistula panis (Latin) pan pipe, panflute Fistula pastoralis (Latin) shepherd's pipe, pan-pipe Fistulatore (Latin) piper Fistuliren (German) to speak or sign with the head-voice in organ building, the 'overblowing' of a pipe, where the upper partial, rather than the fundamental note, sounds Fit (possibly from Old Norse fit, "a hem," or German Fitze, "a skein of yarn or the thread used to mark off a day's work") a numbered division of a poem, much like a canto fit (German) trim, sporty, fit Fita (Portugal) tape Fita de rolo (Portugal) reel tape Fita Digital de Áudio (Portugal) DAT, Digital Audio Tape fit bleiben (German) to keep fit Fitchhorn song flute made of plastic and intended as a simplified recorder-type flute for school children. the design originated with Elva Joseph Fitchhorn, a band instructor in Delaware, Ohio, USA, whose design patent is dated July 11, 1939. The patent is titled Design for a Musical Instrument of a Flute-Like Nature and shows a front and side view of the familiar song flute, but without the descriptive details that would normally be found in an original invention patent Fithele ancient name for the fiddle Fitneß (German f., old form) fitness Fitness (German f.) fitness Fitnesscenter (German n.) fitness centre, health club Fitnessgerät (s.), Fitnessgeräte (pl.) (German n.) gym machine Fitnessniveau (German n.) level of fitness, fitness level Fitnessraum (s.), Fitnessräume (pl.) (German m.)fitness room, gymnasium Fitnessstudio (German n.) health club, fitness studio, fitness centre, gym, workout centre Fitness-Studio (German n.) health club, fitness studio, fitness centre, gym, workout centre Fitnesstrainer (German m.)fitness instructor, gym instructor Fitnesstraining (German n.) fitness training Fitnesszentrum (German n.) fitness centre fit sein (German) to be up to the mark fitte (German) fit fitten (German) to fit Fitter more physically fit, more physically healthy fitter (German) fitter Fittich (s.), Fittiche (pl.) (German m.) wing, pennon, pinion (literary) Fitting (German n.) fitting fit wie ein Turnschuh (German) as fit as a fiddle Fitzwilliam Virginal Book a primary source of keyboard music from the late Elizabethan and early Jacobean periods in England, i.e. the late Renaissance and very early Baroque. It takes its name from Viscount Fitzwilliam who bequeathed this manuscript collection to Cambridge University in 1816, where it remains to this day Fitzwilliam Virginal Book from which this information has been taken Fitzwilliam Museum, The described by the Standing Commission on Museums & Galleries in 1968 as "one of the greatest art collections of the nation and a monument of the first importance", it owes its foundation to Richard, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion who, in 1816, bequeathed to the University of Cambridge his works of art and library, together with funds to house them, to further "the Increase of Learning and other great Objects of that Noble Foundation" Fitzwilliam Museum from which this information has been taken Five, The see Kutchka Five-three chord a root position chord, where the intervals, read upwards from the bass, are a third and a fifth, as, for example, in the C major triad: C, E (a third above C) and G (a fifth above C) Five positions (ballet) see 'position' fix (German) fixed, quickly, permanently, quick, sharpish (colloquial), smartly (quickly) fix angestellt sein (German) to be permanently appointed Fixanstellung (German f.) steady employment Fixativ (German n.) fixative Fixativ-Röhrchen (German n.) (mouth) atomiser Fixbetrag (German m.) fixed amount Fixed bridge see 'bridge' Fixed do (solfeggio) do (sometime written doh) is the first degree of the scale in solmization (do, re, mi, etc.). If do is always the note C whatever the tonal centre of the composition then this is called 'fixed do'. If however do is set by the tonal centre and is the first degree in the relevant scale on that note, it is called 'moveable do' in 'fixed do' solfeggio, the notes of the chromatic scale are named using the solfeggio or Latin names which in French, English, Italian and German are: rising or ascending scale C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B c do ut (French) di re ré (French) ri mi fa fi sol so (English) si la li ti si (Continent) do ut (French) falling or descending scale c B Bb A Ab G Gb F E Eb D Db C do ut (French) ti si (Continent) te la le sol so (English) se fa mi me re ré (French) ra do ut (French) Fixed-form another term for closed-form poetry Fixed glazing or 'fixed lights', glazed windows that cannot be opened Fixed intonation see 'fixed tone instrument' Fixed lights see 'fixed glazing' Fixed tone instrument an instrument, like the piano or the organ, on which the pitch of the notes is predetermined (by a tuner, as the result of changes in temperature or humidity, etc.) in contrast to those, like the voice or violin, the pitch of whose notes may be adjusted by the performer however, some so-called 'fixed tone instruments' are not entirely fixed. Advanced pianist learn to vary the relative weight of notes in a chord so making use of the psycho-acoustic characteristics of the auditory system to vary their perceived pitch fixe Gemeinkosten (German pl.) fixed overhead fixe Idee (German f.) crank, monomania, complex (psychological), obsession, idée fixe (French) fixe Ideen haben (German) to have a bee in one's bonnet fixe Kosten (German pl.) fixed charges, fixed costs, overheads Fixer (s.pl.) (German m.) junkie Fixfocus (German m.) fixed focus Fixfokus-Objektiv (German n.) fixed-focus lens Fixfokusobjektiv (German n.) fixed-focus lens fixierbar (German) fixable, definable Fixiereinheit (German f.) fuser unit (laser printer) Fixieren (German n.) fixing fixieren (German) to locate, to fix, to record (thoughts, agreements, etc.) fixierend (German) fixing Fixierfeld (German n.) field of view Fixierschraube (German f.) locating screw Fixierstation (German f.) fuser station (laser printer) Fixierstift (German m.) locating pin fixiert (German) fixed, grounded, fixated fixiert auf (German) intent on, fixated on Fixierung (s.), Fixierungen (pl.) (German f.) fixation, fixing, fusing (laser printer), specification Fixigkeit (German f.) speed Fixing (German n.) fixing Fixkosten (German pl.) fixed cost, overheads Fixleintuch (German n.) contour sheet, fitted sheet fix notieren (German) to jot down, to jot Fixpunkt (German m.) ledger, checkpoint, benchmark, fixed point, anchor Fixstern (s.), Fixsterne (pl.) (German n.) fixed star Fixsternhimmel (German m.) sky of fixed stars Fixum (German n.) fixed sum, fixed salary Fixwert (German m.) fixed value