GERMAN · B2WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

die Pfeife

whistle

Mit einem kurzen Signal auf der Pfeife beendete die Schiedsrichterin die Partie.

With a short blast on her whistle, the referee ended the match.

pipe for smoking

Seine alte Pfeife lag seit Jahren unbenutzt in der Schublade.

His old pipe had lain unused in the drawer for years.

useless person; incompetent fool

Einen Kollegen als Pfeife zu bezeichnen, hilft niemandem; sag ihm lieber genau, welche Fehler er korrigieren soll.

Calling a colleague a useless fool helps no one; tell them exactly which mistakes they need to correct instead.

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