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der Fuchs

/fʊks/ noun · masculine B1
  1. fox (animal) · Fuchs, du hast die Gans gestohlen. Gib sie wieder her! Fox, you've stolen the goose. Give it back here!
  2. a clever or cunning person, sly fox (informal) · Er ist ein ganz schöner Fuchs. He is quite the sly fox.
  3. redhead (a red-haired person) (informal) · Unser Paul ist ja ein kleiner Fuchs. Our Paul is a little redhead.
  4. chestnut, sorrel horse (horse with a reddish-brown coat, mane and tail)
  5. pledge (prospective member of a fraternity)
  6. a new recruit (slang)
  7. the ace of diamonds in Doppelkopf, where it earns a side of players an extra point if they win it from the other side · Ich hatte nur vier Trümpfe und darunter beide Füchse. I had only four trumps and among them were both aces of diamonds.
  8. a tank Transportpanzer Fuchs

Genitive des Fuchses · Plural die Füchse

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Noun forms

SingularPlural
Nominativeder Fuchsdie Füchse
Accusativeden Fuchsdie Füchse
Dativedem Fuchs / Fuchseden Füchsen
Genitivedes Fuchsesder Füchse

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