fiend

UK
/fiːnd/
US
/fiːnd/

Übersetzungen

fiendsubstantiv
fiends
Pl.
UK
/fiːnd/
US
/fiːnd/
He was a fiend for collecting rare stamps.
Он был маньяком по коллекционированию редких марок.
The fiend in the story was terrifying.
Дьявол в истории был ужасен.
The fiend plotted against the hero.
Злодей замышлял против героя.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
fiendverb
fiended
Präteritum
fiended
Partizip Perfekt
fiending
Gerundium
UK
/fiːnd/
US
/find/
Informal/slang intransitive verb meaning ‘to crave or desire intensely’, especially followed by ‘for’.
Synonyme
be hooked on
be addicted to
obsess over
lust after
hunger for
pine for
long for

Definitionen

fiendsubstantiv
An evil spirit or demon.
The villagers believed that a fiend haunted the old castle on the hill.
A person who is extremely wicked or cruel.
The criminal was described as a fiend by the prosecutor during the trial.
A person who is excessively interested in or obsessed with something.
He's a real fiend for video games, spending hours playing every day.
fiendverb
To crave or desire something intensely; to long for.
After the long hike, they were fiending for ice-cold water.