fie

(fī)

interj.

Used to express distaste or disapproval.

[Middle English fi, from Old French, of imitative origin.]

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fie

(faɪ)

interj

obsolete or facetious an exclamation of distaste or mock dismay

[C13: from Old French fi, from Latin fī, exclamation of disgust]

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fie

(faɪ)

interj.

(used to express mild disgust, annoyance, or disapproval.)

[1250–1300; Middle English fi < Middle French < Latin; compare Old Norse fȳ, Latin phy]

Translations

vergogna

fie

(archaic) [faɪ] EXCL fie on him! → ¡al diablo con él!

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fie

interj (old) → pfui; fie on you! → pfui!, schämen Sie sich!

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And now Thwackum, having first darted some livid lightning from his fiery eyes, began to thunder forth, "Fie upon it!

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From the rabble have we gone out of the way, from all those bawlers and scribe-blowflies, from the trader-stench, the ambition-fidgeting, the bad breath--: fie, to live among the rabble;

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