heucheln
Meaning
to feign (friendship, morality, etc.); to be hypocritical
Concepts
Synonyms
sich verstellen
so tun als ob
falsch sein
sich nichts anmerken lassen
anmerken lassen
etw. vortäuschen
erdichten
Translations
huichelen
fingir
feindre
fingir
fingere
yalandan yapmakFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɔʏ̯çəln/
Etymology
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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