Hure

A lot of the tourists are a bit nonplussed by this tavern name or start laughing because "Hure" is the German word for "whore", and "Weib" today is still another word for wife, but in many German regions, its meaning has slipped somewhat from neutral or positive in former times to slightly derogatory.

Back home from Cave Gladium a stitch in time 2009

A lot of the tourists are a bit nonplussed by this tavern name or start laughing because "Hure" is the German word for "whore", and "Weib" today is still another word for wife, but in many German regions, its meaning has slipped somewhat from neutral or positive in former times to slightly derogatory.

Archive 2009-08-01 a stitch in time 2009

“Monsieur Desroches, you are going to the play without paying,” said Hure to the fourth clerk, giving him a slap on the shoulder that might have killed a rhinoceros.

Le Colonel Chabert 2007

“Monsieur Desroches, you are going to the play without paying,” said Hure to the fourth clerk, giving him a slap on the shoulder that might have killed a rhinoceros.

Le Colonel Chabert 2007

“The Colonel who was killed at Eylau?” asked Hure, who, having so far said nothing, was jealous of adding a jest to all the others.

Le Colonel Chabert 2007

“The Colonel who was killed at Eylau?” asked Hure, who, having so far said nothing, was jealous of adding a jest to all the others.

Le Colonel Chabert 2007

Unter den beliebtesten Tags stehen Hure und Nutte sowie Schlampe und noch manche Begriffe die auch für Amerikaner verständlich wären.

Funny video about Bush in German... ennnis 2007

Without these talks, I think W. would have found the evenings at the primitive little Hôtel de la Hure, at Laon, rather tedious.

Chateau and Country Life in France Mary Alsop King Waddington

They always stayed at the same hotel (de la Hure) in Laon at the time of the conseil général, and M.M. was much amused at first with W. 's baggage:

Chateau and Country Life in France Mary Alsop King Waddington

One may recall here the saying, "Junge Hure, alte Betschwester," -- only here youth has turned out to be much too short.

Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex Sigmund Freud 1897