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fox
A predator from the dog family with reddish fur and a bushy tail, often portrayed in fairy tales and fables as clever and cunning.
Im Dämmerlicht sahen wir einen Fuchs über das Feld schleichen.
In the twilight, we saw a fox sneaking across the field.
old fox
A colloquial, figurative term for a very clever, shrewd, or experienced person.
Er ist ein alter Fuchs im Geschäft, den man nicht so leicht täuschen kann.
He is an old fox in business, someone you can't fool that easily.
chestnut horse
A horse with reddish-brown fur.
Sie reitet am liebsten auf dem schnellen Fuchs.
She prefers riding the fast chestnut horse.
new member
In student fraternities, the term for a new member during the probationary period.
Als Fuchs musste er in seinem ersten Semester viele Aufgaben für die älteren Mitglieder erledigen.
As a new member, he had to do many tasks for the older members during his first semester.
The expression 'schlau wie ein Fuchs' (clever as a fox) is very common. It connects the animal's characteristic with the figurative meaning for a clever person.
Sei vorsichtig bei den Verhandlungen, er ist schlau wie ein Fuchs.
Be careful during the negotiations; he is clever as a fox.
To describe an experienced and cunning person, the combination 'ein alter Fuchs' (an old fox) is often used. This emphasizes the person's many years of experience.
Unser Chef ist ein alter Fuchs, er kennt alle Tricks der Branche.
Our boss is an old fox; he knows all the tricks of the industry.
If 'reiten' (to ride), 'Pferd' (horse), or 'Stall' (stable) is mentioned in conversation or a text, 'Fuchs' refers to a horse with reddish-brown fur.
Auf der Weide stehen ein Schimmel und ein Fuchs.
There is a gray horse and a chestnut horse standing in the pasture.
The meaning 'neues Mitglied' (new member) is very specific and is used almost only in the context of student fraternities at universities.
Im ersten Semester ist er noch Fuchs bei seiner Verbindung.
In his first semester, he is still a new member in his fraternity.
newcomer
Fuchs and Neuling can both refer to a new, inexperienced member of a group. Fuchs, however, is the specific traditional term for a member of a student fraternity during the probationary period. Neuling is more general when neither this type of group nor this status is meant.
Der neue Fuchs der Studentenverbindung nimmt in der Probezeit an allen Treffen teil.
The fraternity’s new member attends all the meetings during the probationary period.
Der Neuling im Verein lernt bei den ersten Treffen die anderen Mitglieder kennen.
At the first meetings, the newcomer to the club gets to know the other members.
