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Faust
[ foust ]
noun
- 闯辞路丑补苍苍 [yoh, -hahn], 肠1480鈥揷1538, German magician, alchemist, and astrologer.
- the chief character of a medieval legend, represented as selling his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power.
- (italics) a tragedy by Goethe (Part 1, 1808; Part 2, 1832).
- (italics) an opera (1859) by Charles Gounod.
Faust
/ 藞fa蕣st蓹s; fa蕣st /
noun
- German legend a magician and alchemist who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power
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Notes
A 鈥淔austian鈥 bargain is one in which a person is willing to make extreme sacrifices for power or knowledge without considering the ultimate cost.
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Eventually, if the vaccine shows at least 65% efficacy, and further trials take place, Prof Faust said it could be used to protect children too.
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鈥淥phelia鈥檚 Got Talent鈥 jointly won Germany鈥檚 Faust prize for best dance production last year, cementing Holzinger鈥檚 status as one of Europe鈥檚 rising theater stars.
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The release did not indicate what led investigators to Faust or explain how or whether he and Baker knew each other.
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They wanted to do 鈥淔aust,鈥 but weren鈥檛 allowed to.
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When they hired Faust, Nickson reacted like the pro he is.
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