From Fresh Dictionary
English
Etymology
Old English feortan < Germanic *fertan, *fartÅn < Proto-Indo-European *perd- (to fart), probably of imitative origin.
Pronunciation
- fä(r)t, /fÉË(r)t/, /fA:(r)t/
Noun
fart (plural: farts)
- An emission of digestive gases from the anus.
Usage note
Some regions of the US (especially rural) consider the word fart to be vulgar, other regions (especially urban) do not consider the word vulgar at all. In written discourse to wide areas within the US, the word is best replaced with a euphemism.
Synonyms
Translations
fart (noun)
- Amuzgo: jndyè jndi'
- Arabic: ØÙبÙÙÙØ©Ù (ħábqa) f., ضÙرÙØ·ÙØ©Ù (ÉárÊa) f., ÙÙسÙÙÙØ©Ù (fáswa) f.
- Breton: bramm
- Chinese: å± (pì)
- Czech: prd m.
- Danish: fjært c. (bookish); prut c. (hypocoristic); fis c.
- Dutch: wind m., scheet m.
- Finnish: pieru
- Flemish: prot m.
- French: pet m.
- Galician: peido m.
- German: Furz m., Fürze pl., Pups m.
- Greek (Modern): ÏοÏδή (pordÃ) f.
- Hebrew: × ×¤××× ×ת (nâfikhanút) f., × ×¤××× (nâfikháh) f.
- Hungarian: fing, pú
- Interlingua: flatulentia, flato
- Italian: scoreggia f., peto m.
- Japanese: å± (ã¸, he), ããªã (onara)
- Kalderash: khaj, (noisy) Åîl
- Korean: 방구 (bang-gu), ë°©ê· (bang-gwi)
- Kurdish: fis, kuÅ, piv, tirr
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- Latvian: pirdiens m.
- Lovari: (noiseless) khaj, (audible) ril
- Maltese: fiswa f.
- Neapolitan: fiéto m., lòffa f., pìreto m.
- Norwegian: fis m., fjert m., propp m., prump m., vind m.
- Occitan: pet m.
- Ojibwe: á´áááá (boogidiwin)
- Persian: Ú¯Ùز (guz), باد Ø´Ú©Ù
(bÄde Å¡ekam)
- Polish: pierdniÄcie n.
- Portuguese: peido m.
- Romani: riľ (East Slovak), khaŠ(East Slovak)
- Romanian: vânt n., flatulenÅ£Ä f., bÄÅinÄ f., pârÅ£ n.
- Russian: пеÑÐ´Ñ (perd', interjection), пеÑдÑж (perdjóž) m., пеÑдение (perdénije) n.; бздÑÑ
(bzdjokh) m. (silent fart); пÑка f. (children's language)
- Spanish: pedo m.
- Swahili: shuzi s., mashuzi pl. (noun 5/6)
- Swedish: fis c., fjärt c., prutt c.
- Telugu: పితà±à°¤à°¿ (piththi)
- Thai: à¸à¸ (tòt)
- Turkish: osuruk
- Urdu: پاد (pÄd), Ù¹Ùسک٠(ÊhÉski)
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Verb
to fart (farts, farted, farting)
- To emit digestive gases from the anus.
Usage note
Some regions of the US (especially rural) consider the word fart to be vulgar, other regions (especially urban) do not consider the word vulgar at all. In written discourse to wide areas within the US, the word is best replaced with a euphemism.
Synonyms
Translations
to fart (verb)
- Arabic: ØÙبÙÙÙ (ħábaqa), ضÙرÙØ·Ù (ÉáraÊa), ÙÙسÙا (fasáË)
- Bulgarian: пÑÑкам газове (púskam gázove)
- Catalan: petar
- Czech: prdÄt (frequentative or continuative) / prdnout si (semelfactive); pÅ¡oukat / pÅ¡ouknout(si) (to fart silently)
- Danish: fjærte (bookish); prutte (childish); fise
- Dutch: een wind laten, scheet laten
- Finnish: pieraista (semelfactive), piereskellä (frequentative or continuative), pierrä
- Flemish: protten, een prot laten
- French: péter
- German: furzen, pupsen
- Greek (Modern): ÏÎÏÎ´Ï (pérdo)
- Hebrew: ××פ×××¥ (le-hiflÃts)
- Hindi: (pÄdd)
- Interlingua: flatular
- Hungarian: fingani, púzni
- Inuktitut: nilertok
- Italian: scoreggiare, fare un peto
- Japanese: ããªãããã (onara o surú), å±ãã²ã (ã¸ãã²ã, he o hiru)
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- Korean: 방구ëë¤ (bangguggui-da)
- Latvian: pirst
- Neapolitan: peretià , sbernacchià , speretiÃ
- Norwegian: fise, fjerte, proppe, prumpe, slippe en vind
- Ojibwe: á´áᦠ(boogid) vii / á´áá (boogidi) vai / á´áááá (boogijidan) vti / á´ááᥠ(boogijizh) vta
- Polish: pierdzieÄ
- Portuguese: peidar
- Romanian: bÄÅi, pârţâi
- Russian: пеÑдеÑÑ (perdétâ) / пÑÑднÑÑÑ (pjórdnutâ) / пÑÑнÑÑÑ (pjórnutâ); бздеÑÑ (bzdetâ) / набздеÑÑ (nabzdétâ) (to fart silently)
- Slovak: prdieť impf. / prdnúť pf. (1)
- Spanish: peerse, soltar un pedo, pedorrear
- Swahili: -shuta, -jamba
- Swedish: fisa, fjärta, prutta
- Telugu: పితà±à°¤à± (pittu)
- Thai: à¸à¸ (tòt), à¸à¸²à¸¢à¸¥à¸¡ (phááy lom)
- Turkish: osurmak
- Urdu: پاد ارÙا (pÄd arna), ÙÙا ÚÙÙ Ùا (huva Äâhu na)
- Vietnamese: Äá»t
- Yup'ik: nelertuq
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Related terms
See also
Catalan
Etymology
Latin farctus
Adjective
fart
- stuffed
- fed up
Danish
Noun
fart
- trip
French
Noun
fart m.
- wax (for skis)
Norwegian
Noun
Fart (definite singular farta/farten; uncountable)
- velocity
- transportation
Verb
fart
- past participle of fare
Swedish
Noun
fart
- speed
Derived terms
See also
hu:fart
no:fart
pl:fart
fi:fart
zh:fart