No. 6,858 in German
faust
"Faust" in German means "fist."
In a sentence
Die Faust des Boxers war kraftvoll.
The boxer's fist was powerful.
Here, "Faust" is used to refer to the physical fist of a boxer, demonstrating its literal usage.
Er zitiert häufig Goethe's Faust.
He often quotes Goethe's Faust.
In this sentence, "Faust" refers to the name of a classic German literary work by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, used as a proper noun.
Sie regelte das Problem mit der Faust.
She solved the problem with brute force.
In this example, "mit der Faust" symbolically signifies using force or aggressive methods to deal with a situation.
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