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heftig

violent

adjective HEF-tikh Less Common

Also means

intense

Usage Note

heftig describes intensity, whether a storm, an argument, or pain. In youth slang it doubles as an exclamation meaning 'wow, that's heavy', much like English 'intense'.

Examples

"Es gab einen heftigen Streit."

Natural Translation

There was a violent argument.

Literal Translation

It gave a violent argument.

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