feigning

feɪnɪŋ
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Translation of feigning from English into Dutch,

Adjective

deceptive

pretending to have a feeling or condition
gemaakte geveinsde onechte
  • She gave him a feigning smile.Ze gaf hem een gemaakte glimlach.

Noun

deception

act of pretending or giving a false appearance to deceive
  • His feigning of illness fooled the teacher.Zijn veinzing van ziekte misleidde de leraar.
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Synonyms and analogies of feigning in English

Examples of feigning in a sentence

  • The feigning illness didn't fool the doctor.
  • Her feigning of surprise didn’t convince anyone at the meeting.
  • The defendant’s feigning of confusion angered the judge.
feign
feɪn
Verb
tr.

role play

give false appearance, often to trick others
  • He feigned illness to avoid school.Hij veinsde ziekte om niet naar school te hoeven.

Expressions with feign: examples in English and translations in Dutch

onwetendheid veinzen
onwetendheid voorwenden
She feigned ignorance when asked about the missing files.

Translations of "feigning" in Context ordered by category and frequency

veinzen

And how you won... feigning surrender only to betray her.

En hoe je gewonnen... veinzen overgave alleen om haar te verraden.

doen alsof

I don't see what's so hard about feigning the last eighth.

Waarom zou het moeilijk zijn om het laatste achtste deel te doen alsof.

voorwenden

And how you won... feigning surrender only to betray her.

En de wijze waarop je won een overgave voorwenden, om haar te verraden.

geveinsde

And now you're here, feigning rage, but expecting mercy.

En nu sta je hier met geveinsde woede, terwijl je genade verwacht.

veinzend

You, you in the chaos feigning sane

Jij, jij veinzend in chaotisch gezond verstand

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feigning: Examples and translations in context

She exhibits signs of someone who is feigning earlyonset schizophrenia.

Ze vertoont tekenen van iemand die veinst vroeg intredende schizofrenie.

She's so tedious, feigning affection while feeling nothing.

Zij is zo vermoeiend, ik moet genegenheid veinzen terwijl ik niets voel.

This house will not tolerate a ruse feigning seppuku.

Dit huis zal niet tolereren dat iemand veinst om seppuku te plegen.

I think the hardest part will be feigning enthusiasm.

Ik denk dat het moeilijkste gedeelte zal worden veinzen enthousiasme.

You must be the best at feigning ignorance.

Je bent vast de beste in het veinzen van onwetendheid.

They weren't feigning being shot in the head.

Ze veinsden het schot in het hoofd niet.

I don't see what's so hard about feigning the last eighth.

Waarom zou het moeilijk zijn om het laatste achtste deel te doen alsof.

You're astonishingly good at pretending, and feigning your ignorance.

U bent verbazingwekkend goed, in te doen alsof.

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