Everyday Yiddish-English-Yiddish Dictionary
(Starting with "F")
By
Natalya Belinsky,
"Fluent English Educational Project"
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Faigelah
- Faygelah
- Feigelah
- Feygelah
- Bird
- Faigela
- Faygela
- Feigela
- Feygela
- Faigele
- Faygele
- Feigele
- Feygele
- Faigeleh
- Faygeleh
- Feigeleh
- Feygeleh
Bird (also used as a derogatory reference
to a gay person)
faklert
absorbed (in thought)
faktish
- faktisch
- factish
- factisch
- actual
actual
Fantazyor
Man who builds castles in the air; fantasizer,
dreamer
far
- in front of
- before
- for
- in favor of
- in front
- in favor
- front
- favor
- favour
- in favour of
- in favour
in front of; before; for (something),
in favor of (something)
far alts in
eynem
- far altz in eynem
- far alz in eynem
- fahr alts in eynem
- fahr altz in eynem
- fahr alz in eynem
- far alts in einem
- far altz in einem
- far alz in einem
- fahr alts in einem
- fahr altz in einem
- fahr alz in einem
- far alts in aynem
- far altz in aynem
- far alz in aynem
- fahr alts in aynem
- fahr altz in aynem
- fahr alz in aynem
- far alts in ainem
- far altz in ainem
- far alz in ainem
- fahr alts in ainem
- fahr altz in ainem
- fahr alz in ainem
- far
- fahr
- alts
- altz
- alz
- eynem
- einem
- aynem
- ainem
- all in all
- all
all in all
far vos
why
far vos nisht
- far vos nischt
- far vos
- nischt
- nisht
- far
- vos
- why not
- why
why not
Far Knaft
Engaged
Far vus
- far
- vus
- for what
- what for
- what
- for
- why
for what, what for, why
faran
- faranen
- available
- present
available, present
Farband
- der Farband
- farbandn
- farbanden
- association
- union
association, union
Farbissoner
- Farbisoner
- Farbissener
- Farbisener
- person that is never happy
- never happy
- sour person
- sour
- never
- happy
- unhappy
- embittered
- embitter
- bitter person
- bitter
- person
A person that is never happy; embittered;
bitter person; sour person
Farblondget
- Farblondzhet
- farblonget
- Farblonjet
- Lost
- disfunctional
- bewildered
- confused
- bewilder
- confuse
Lost, disfunctional, bewildered, confused
Farblujet
- Bending your ear
- Bending one's ear
- Bending
- Bend
- ear
Bending your ear
Farbrecher
Crook, conman
Farbrengen
party, esp. religious or family
Farbrent
burning; zealous
Farchadat
- Farkhadat
- Confused
- distracted
- Confuse
- disfunctional
Confused, distracted, disfunctional
Fardeiget
- Fardeyget
- Fardaiget
- Fardayget
- Distressed
- worried
- full of care
- anxiety
- Distress
- worry
- full
- full of
- care
- full of anxiety
Distressed, worried, full of care, anxiety
Fardinen a
mitzveh
- Fardinen a mitsveh
- Fardinen a mitzve
- Fardinen a mitsve
- Fardinen a mitzva
- Fardinen a mitsva
- Fardinen
- mitzveh
- mitsveh
- mitzve
- mitsve
- mitzva
- mitsva
- Earn a merit
- Earn a blessing
- Earn
- blessing
- merit
- doing a good deed
- doing
- good deed
- do
- good
- deed
Earn a blessing or a merit (by doing
a good deed)
Fardrai zich
dem kop
- Fardray zich dem kop
- Fardrei zich dem kop
- Fardrey zich dem kop
- Fardrai
- zich
- dem
- kop
- Fardray
- Fardrei
- Fardrey
- Go drive yourself crazy
- Go
- drive
- yourself
- crazy
- Fardrai Sich dem kop
- Sich
- Fardray Sich dem kop
- Fardrei Sich dem kop
- Fardrey Sich dem kop
Go drive yourself crazy!
Fardross
- Fardros
- Resentment
- disappointment
- sorrow
Resentment, disappointment, sorrow
Farfalen
- farfallen
- Hopeless
- doomed
- Farfolen
- Farfollen
- collapsed
- fallen in
- collapsed
- lost
- fall in
- doom
- fallen
- fall
Hopeless, doomed, collapsed, fallen in; lost
Farfoylt
- Farfoilt
- Mildewed
- rotten
- decayed
- Mildew
- rot
- decay
Mildewed, rotten, decayed
Farfroyren
Frozen
farginen
- farghinen
- wish well
- wish
- well
- not begrudge
- begrudge
- not envy
- envy
- indulge
- afford to
- afford
- farginen Zikh
- farginen Zich
- farginen Sikh
- farginen Sich
to wish well; to not begrudge, to not envy;
to indulge; to afford to
farhitn
- farhiten
- farhit
- prevent
- avert
prevent; avert
Farklempt
- Choked up
- Choked
- Choke up
- Choke
- too emotional
- too
- emotional
- talk emotionally
- talk
- emotionally
- ready to cry
- ready
- cry
- Verklempt
Choked up; too emotional to talk; ready to
cry. (See "Verklempt")
Farklempt
fis
- Farklempt
- fis
- Verklempt fis
- Verklempt
Not being able to walk right, clumsy as in "clumsy
feet"
farkirtsung
abbreviation
Farmach dos moyl
- Farmakh dos moyl
- Farmach dos moil
- Farmakh dos moil
- Farmach
- farmakh
- dos
- moil
- moyl
- Shut up
- Quiet
- Shut your mouth
- Shut
- mouth
Shut up! Quiet. (Lit., Shut your mouth.)
Farmatert
Tired
Farmisht
- Farmischt
- Confused
- disfunctional
- Confuse
- befuddled
- befuddle
Confused, disfunctional, befuddled
Farmutshet
- Farmutschet
- Worn out
- fatigued
- exhausted
- Worn out
- Worn
- Wear out
- wear
- fatigue
- exhaust
Worn out, fatigued, exhausted
Farpitzed
- Farpitsed
- Farpitzet
- Farpitset
- Farpitzt
- Farpitst
- dressed up to the nines
- dressed up
- to the nines
- dress up
- nines
- dressed
- nine
- dress
To get all dressed up to the "nines"
Farputst
- Farputzt
- All
- dressed up
- dress up
- dressed
- dress
All dressed up
Farschimmelt
- Farshimmelt
- Farschimelt
- Farshimelt
- Moldy
- rotten
Moldy or rotten. An analogous meaning
could be that a person's mind has become senile.
farshemt
ashamed
farsholtn
- farsholten
- farscholtn
- farscholten
- accursed
accursed
Farshlepteh
krenk
- Farschlepteh krenk
- Farshlepte krenk
- Farschlepte krenk
- Farshlepteh
- Farshlepte
- Farschlepteh
- Farschlepte
- krenk
- Fruitless matter
- endless matter
- sickness that hangs on
- Fruitless
- endless
- matter
- sickness
- hang on
Fruitless, endless matter (Lit., A
sickness that hangs on)
Farshlugginer
- Farschlugginer
- Farshluginer
- Farschluginer
- mixed-up
- shaken
- mix-up
- shake
- mixed
- mix
- of little value
- of dubious value
- little value
- dubious value
- little
- dubious
- value
Refers to a mixed-up or shaken
item. Generally indicates something of
little or dubious value.
Farshluginer
- Farschluginer
- bedraggled person
- bedraggled
- person
- bedraggle
bedraggled person
Farshmeieter
- Farschmeieter
- Farshmaieter
- Farschmaieter
- Farshmeyeter
- Farschmeyeter
- Farshmayeter
- Farschmayeter
- Highly excitable person
- always on the go
- Highly
- excitable
- person
- always
- on the go
- Highly excitable
- go
Highly excitable person; always on the go
Farshnickert
- Farshnikert
- Farschnickert
- Farschnikert
- Drunk
- high as a kite
Drunk, high as a kite
Farshnoshket
- Farschnoschket
- Loaded
- drunk
Loaded, drunk
Farshtinkener
Rotten (as in "a rotten person")
Farshtopt
Stuffed
Farshtunken
- Farschtunken
- Smell bad
- stink
- Smell
- bad
- stinking
- fetid
Smells bad, stinks; stinking, fetid
Farshvitst
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