deftig

Adj. umg.

1. Essen: solid, substantial; ein deftiges Essen auch a good square meal

2. Witz etc.: coarse, crude, near the knuckle

3. Kritik, Ohrfeige: sharp, hefty; Abfuhr, Niederlage: sound, thorough

4. Preis: steep

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(derb) fruity; coarse;

(gehaltvoll) solid

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dẹf|tig ['dɛftɪç]

1. adj

1) (= derb, urwüchsig) Witz, Humor ribald

2) (= kräftig) Lüge whopping (inf), huge; Mahlzeit, Wurst etc substantial, good solid attr; Ohrfeige cracking (inf); Preis extortionate

deftige Hausmannskost — good plain cooking, good honest fare (esp Brit)

2. adv

(= tüchtig) really

deftig schmecken — to taste well-seasoned

sich deftig ausdrücken — to speak bluntly

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def·tig

[ˈdɛftɪç]

I. adj

1. (herzhaft) good and solid pred

\deftige Mahlzeit substantial [or [good] solid] meal

ein \deftiger Eintopf a hearty stew

2. (anständig, gehörig)

eine \deftige Ohrfeige a good whack round the ear fam

eine \deftige Tracht Prügel a mother of a beating fam, a good hiding

3. (urwüchsig) earthy

ein \deftiger Witz a coarse [or crude] joke

II. adv

\deftig danebenhauen (fam) to drop a clanger BRIT fam

sich akk \deftig ins Zeug legen (fam) to really get going fam

\deftig reinhauen [o zulangen] (fam) to really get stuck in fam

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Adjektiv (ugs.)

1) [good] solid attrib., good and solid pred. <meal etc.>; [nice] big, [nice] fat <sausage etc.>

2) (derb) crude, coarse <joke, speech, etc.>

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deftig adj umg

1. Essen: solid, substantial;

ein deftiges Essen auch a good square meal

2. Witz etc: coarse, crude, near the knuckle

3. Kritik, Ohrfeige: sharp, hefty; Abfuhr, Niederlage: sound, thorough

4. Preis: steep

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Adjektiv (ugs.)

1) [good] solid attrib., good and solid pred. <meal etc.>; [nice] big, [nice] fat <sausage etc.>

2) (derb) crude, coarse <joke, speech, etc.>