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Mild Words & phrases

фиго́вый

figovy

Lousy; no good

Usage

A softened negative assessment. Stress distinguishes фиго́вый ‘lousy’ from фи́говый ‘of figs’.

Related forms / spellings: фиговая, фиговое, фигово

Example

У этого радио фиговый приём.

This radio gets lousy reception.

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