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ffoxxna

if.foxx.na | ɪfˈfɔʃnɐ |

verb

  • imperfett

    jiffoxxna

  1. bl-oġġett

    1

    MT Nifed xi ħaġa b’foxxna.

    EN To spear (with a fish spear).

    • Is-siċċa ffoxxnaha mill-ewwel.

      He speared the cuttlefish straight away.

  2. bl-/bla oġġett

    2

    MT Ħataf l-ikel, iffanga, kiel kemm felaħ.

    EN To gorge oneself, to eat greedily.

    • Iffoxxnah platt għaġin.

      He wolfed down a plate of pasta.

    • Trid tarahom jiffoxxnaw fil-gallettini.

      You should see them gorging on the biscuits.

  3. bla oġġett

    3

    MT Ħataf (flus, riżorsi, eċċ.) bla rażan, aktarx b’mod diżonest, minn fuq dahar ħaddieħor.

    EN To line one’s pockets.

    • Il-ħbieb tal-ħbieb ikomplu jiffoxxnaw u jistagħnew.

      Friends of friends keep lining their pockets and getting richer.

Familja
Għerq foxxn
foxxna
Nisel

Mibnija fuq foxxna mill-Isqalli fùscina, fròçina