heucheln

Signification (Anglais)

to feign (friendship, morality, etc.); to be hypocritical

Concepts

faire semblant de

faire l’hypocrite

agir en hypocrite

pretendre

faire l´hypocrite

escobarder

être hypocrite

faire l'hypocrite

Fréquence

43k
Dialectes

canton de Bâle-Campagne

canton de Bâle-Campagne

hyychle

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Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈhɔʏ̯çəln/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

Spread by Luther; origin unsettled. Probably from Middle Low German hüchelen (whence Danish hykle and Swedish hyckla), which may be akin to Old English hīewian. Older theories are based on Central German origin and relate the word to either hauchen (“to aspirate, to whisper”) or hocken (“to be bowed, to sit”). Compare Dutch huichelen (borrowed from German).

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