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Bestie
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bestie bestię
German
Etymology
From de gmh bestie, from de la bēstia. de Biest n.
Pronunciation
de /ˈbɛsti̯ə/ [ˈbɛs.tjə] [ˈbɛs.ti.ə]
de De-Bestie.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Bes tie
Noun
f
a wild and very dangerous animal, a beast, monster
de figurative a very cruel person, a monster, fiend (usually a killer, torturer, or rapist)
Usage notes
Generally not interchangeable with the doublet de Biest, which covers the milder senses of en beast, while de Bestie covers the harsher ones.
Declension
f
Derived terms
de bestialisch
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