Frisch

[ frish; German, Norwegian frish ]

/ frɪʃ; German, Norwegian frɪʃ /

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noun

Karl von

[kahrl von; German kahrl fuhn], /kɑrl vɒn; German kɑrl fən/, 1886–1982, Austrian zoologist: Nobel Prize in Physiology 1973.

Max (Ru·dolf)

[maks roo-dolf; German mahks roo-dawlf], /mæks ˈru dɒlf; German mɑks ˈru dɔlf/, 1911–91, Swiss novelist and playwright.

Ot·to Ro·bert

[ot-oh rob-ert; German awt-oh roh-buhrt], /ˈɒt oʊ ˈrɒb ərt; German ˈɔt oʊ ˈroʊ bərt/, 1904–1979, Austrian physicist.

Rag·nar

[rahng-nahr], /ˈrɑŋ nɑr/, 1895–1973, Norwegian economist: Nobel Prize 1969.

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Words nearby Frisch

Frio, frippery, frippet, Fris., Frisbee, Frisch, Frisches Haff, Frisco, frisé, Frise aileron, frisée

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How to use Frisch in a sentence

Though the district overall is red, there are blue counties and pockets within it, and enthusiasm for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot may have helped buoy Frisch’s campaign.
Why Lauren Boebert Didn’t Cruise To Victory|Kaleigh Rogers|November 17, 2022|FiveThirtyEight
If Frisch wins, it would be the most dramatic upset of the election so far.
Denying The 2020 Election Wasn’t A Winning Strategy For Political Newcomers|Kaleigh Rogers|November 10, 2022|FiveThirtyEight
Frisch has represented the Providence District on the Fairfax County School Board since 2019.
Karl Frisch to run for Va. House of Delegates|Staff reports|September 6, 2022|Washington Blade
The Associated Press reported that Frisch “offered a defense of sorts” for the two books in a Twitter message he posted following the school board meeting in which the subject of the books came up.
Critics falsely claim LGBTQ books promote pedophilia in Fairfax schools|Lou Chibbaro Jr.|September 29, 2021|Washington Blade

Frisch immediately told Niels Bohr, about to board a ship for America.
The Top 10 scientific surprises of Science News’ first 100 years|Tom Siegfried|September 20, 2021|Science News
Mine has robbed me of half the last fortnight; but I am a little better now, and am saying to myself Frisch zu!
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)|George Eliot
Thus v. Frisch could train bees to go to a blue piece of cardboard distributed among many cardboards of different shades of grey.
The Organism as a Whole|Jacques Loeb
Mozart has given to Pedrillo's song somewhat of a military tone, suggested perhaps by the opening words "Frisch zum Kampfe!"
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3)|Otto Jahn
See the figure and description of Frisch, and my own specimen.
Lachesis Lapponica|Carl von Linn
Frisch gewagt ist halb gewonnen—Boldly ventured is half done (won).
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for Frisch

Frisch

/ (frɪʃ) /

noun

Karl von . 1886–1982, Austrian zoologist; studied animal behaviour, esp of bees; shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1973

Max (maks). 1911–91, Swiss dramatist and novelist. His works are predominantly satirical and include the plays Biedermann und die Brandstifter (1953) and Andorra (1961), and the novel Stiller (1954)

Otto . 1904–79, British nuclear physicist, born in Austria, who contributed to the development of the first atomic bomb

Ragnar (Anton Kittil). 1895–1973, Norwegian economist, who pioneered the study of econometrics and greatly influenced the management of the Norwegian economy from 1945: shared the first Nobel prize for economics (1969) with Jan Tinbergen

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