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
Derived from Old High German 'fūst', it is a direct cognate of the English word 'fist'.
Memory Tips
It sounds like 'fast' but with an 'ou' sound. Imagine making a fist 'fast'. Also, it's the name of the character in Goethe's famous play.