die Faust
Translation
fist
Examples
Er ballte die Hand zur Faust.
He clenched his hand into a fist.
Sie schlug mit der Faust auf den Tisch.
She banged her fist on the table.
Grammar Patterns
to clench one's hand into a fist Er ballte die Hand zur Faust.
to bang one's fist on ((sth.)) Sie schlug mit der Faust auf den Tisch.
Similar Words
Antonyms: offene Hand (open hand)
Etymology
From Old High German 'fūst', cognate with the English word 'fist'.
Memory Tips
Sounds very similar to 'fist'. Just swap the 'i' for 'au'. Also, think of the famous German legend of 'Faust'.