fingir

to pretend (to act as though something is different from what it is)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fĩˈʒi(ʁ)/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: fingō

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fingir, from Latin fingere.

Concepts

pretend

feign

affect

dissemble

attitudinize

act

dissimulate

fake

sham

posture

assume

feint

make as if

make out

pose

put on airs

simulate

attitudinise

Synonyms

simular

afetar

agir com hipocrisia

aparentar

proceder com hipocrisia

afectar

usar de astúcias

Translations

feindre

fingir

fingere

veinzen

vorgeben

vortäuschen

fingir

faire semblant

fingieren

fingeren

simuler

heucheln

voorwenden

huichelen

simulare