simuler

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (transitive) to feign, to fake, to put on, to pretend to have
  2. (intransitive) to dive (to pretend to be fouled in order to gain an advantage)
  3. (intransitive) to fake it (to feign to be enjoying sex; to pretend to have an orgasm)

Fréquence

C2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/si.my.le/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin simulāre (“to imitate, to feign”). Doublet of sembler.

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