frech

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German vrech, from Old High German freh, from Proto-West Germanic *frek. Cognate with Dutch vrek, Icelandic frekur. Compare also English freak. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fʁɛç/ Rhymes: -ɛç === Adjective === frech (strong nominative masculine singular frecher, comparative frecher, superlative am frechsten) cheeky, barefaced, rude, saucy Synonyms: (stronger) unverschämt, keck, kess Antonyms: freundlich, höflich, zurückhaltend eine freche Bemerkung ― a cheeky remark ein frecher Kommentar ― a saucy comment (of a child also) naughty Synonyms: unartig, böse Antonyms: artig, brav, lieb ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Frechheit Frechdachs rotzfrech ==== Descendants ==== → English: fresh (“rude, inappropriate”) === Further reading === “frech” in Duden online “frech” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache