bäissen
[bˈæːɪsən]
to bite
Good to know
The saying means that people who seem angry often are not really.
Example
Honn, déi billen, bäissen net.
Dogs that bark do not bite.
How to conjugate bäissen
Past participle: gebass · Auxiliary: hunn · Imperative: bäiss (dech)! · bäisst (iech)!
| Present | Perfect | |
|---|---|---|
| ech | bäissen (mech) | hunn (mech) gebass |
| du | bäiss (dech) | hues (dech) gebass |
| hien / si / hatt | bäisst (sech) | huet (sech) gebass |
| mir | bäissen (eis) | hunn (eis) gebass |
| dir | bäisst (iech) | hutt (iech) gebass |
| si | bäissen (sech) | hunn (sech) gebass |
Taught in C2 · Proverbs and sayings
Sayings are a way of speaking, not of reading word for word. Learn the words for proverb, quotation and figurative speech, and a set of sayings that the national dictionary records with their meaning.
Other words in this lesson
- d'Spréchwuert — proverb
- bildlech — figurative, figuratively
- wuertwiertlech — literal, word for word
- d'Sënnbild — allegory, emblem
- d'Zitat — quotation
- den Ausdrock — expression, phrase
- den Iesel — donkey
- den Deckel — lid
- den Damp — smoke, steam
- den Honger — hunger
- de Wollef — wolf
- d'Maus — mouse
- de Brand — fire, blaze
- de Bonjour — greeting, hello
- den Äisbierg — iceberg
- briechen — to break
- d'Remark — remark, comment
- schwéier — difficult, heavy
- einfach — simple
- wierklech — real, really
- parat — ready
- billen — to bark