- fritz
- noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1902 a state of disorder or disrepair — used in the phrase on the fritz
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Fritz — ist ein männlicher Vorname und Familienname. Es ist die Kurzform von Friedrich. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Varianten 2 Verbreitung 3 Bekannte Namensträger 3.1 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Fritz — was originally a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick ( der alte Fritz , a nickname for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor). Common derivations for Fritz include the surnames Fritsche, Fritche, and Fritsh. Fritz … Wikipedia
Fritz 3 — Fritz (programme d échecs) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Fritz. Fritz est un programme d échecs commercial développé par Frans Morsch et édité par ChessBase. La dernière version est Fritz 11. Fritz 11 est livré avec une interface graphique,… … Wikipédia en Français
Fritz X — Lenkbombe Fritz X Allgemeine Angaben Bezeichnung: X 1, PC 1400X oder FX 1400 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Fritz X — Tipo Bomba antibuque Historia de servicio En servicio 1943 … Wikipedia Español
fritz — [ frits ] n. m. • 1915; de Fritz, prénom all. cour. ♦ Fam. et vieilli Soldat allemand. Allemand. ⇒ fridolin, 2. frisé. ● fritz nom masculin (allemand Fritz, diminutif de Friedrich, Frédéric) Familier et péjoratif … Encyclopédie Universelle
Fritz — puede hacer referencia a: Fritz (ajedrez) programa para jugar ajedrez, desarrollado por ChessBase. Fritz Busch, director de orquesta alemán. Fritz Haber, químico alemán, premio Nobel de Química en 1918. Fritz Lang, director de cine alemán. Fritz… … Wikipedia Español
fritz — [frıtz] n AmE informal be/go on the fritz if something is or goes on the fritz, it is not working correctly = ↑be/go on the blink ▪ My TV is on the fritz … Dictionary of contemporary English
fritz — [ frıts ] noun on the fritz AMERICAN INFORMAL if a machine is or goes on the fritz, it has stopped or stops working correctly … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Fritz — German familiar form of masc. proper name Friedrich; as a characteristic name for a German, from 1883, especially in World War I. On the fritz inoperative (1903) is Amer.Eng. slang, of unknown origin. Earliest references suggest a theatrical… … Etymology dictionary
fritz — ☆ ☆ fritz [frits ] n. [< Ger, nickname for Friedrich: orig. meant a German; current sense in allusion to cheap German goods exported to U.S. before WWI ] Slang a broken or nonfunctioning state: only in the phrase on the fritz, not in working… … English World dictionary
