Meaning

3 senses

  1. (UK, dialectal)Proud; conceited.

  2. (UK, dialectal)Lively; active; strong.

  3. (UK, dialectal)Of animals, bad-tempered, fierce.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. It's time to fess up.

    ruПришло время сознаться.

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  2. Until one of you fesses up, you're all grounded.

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  3. James finally fessed up to stealing money from the tip jar.

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  4. Are you ever going to fess up about cheating on your boyfriend?

    deWirst du deinem Freund jemals beichten, dass du ihn betrogen hast?

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