vorgeben

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (class-5, strong) to pretend
  2. (class-5, strong) to purport, to allege, to profess, to claim
  3. (class-5, strong) to dictate, to predefine

Concepts

se retrancher

faire semblant de

agir en hypocrite

pretendre

faire l´hypocrite

pré-définir

Fréquence

C2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːbn̩/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

Equivalent to vor- + geben, see also Middle Low German vȫrgēven (“pretend”), English foregive, and Danish foregive (“pretend”).

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