feint

feɪnt
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Translation of feint into German,

Noun

1.

deception

pretend appearance or stratagem
Finte fTäuschungsmanöver
  • Her kindness was just a feint to gain trust.Ihre Freundlichkeit war nur eine Finte, um Vertrauen zu gewinnen.
2.

military

deceptive movement to mislead an opponent
Finte fTäuschungsmanöver
  • The general ordered a feint to the north.Der General befahl eine Finte nach Norden.
3.

boxing

false attack to distract from a real one
Finte fTäuschungsmanöver Scheinangriff
  • He used a feint to open up his opponent's defense.Er nutzte eine Finte, um die Verteidigung seines Gegners zu öffnen.

Verb

intr.
1.

deception

pretend to do something to trick someone
  • He tried to feint left and go right.Er versuchte, nach links zu antäuschen und nach rechts zu gehen.
2.

military

Rare
perform a mock attack to distract the enemy
Rare
  • The troops feinted to draw attention away from the main attack.Die Truppen täuschten einen Angriff vor, um von dem Hauptangriff abzulenken.
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Expressions with feint: examples in English and translations in German

einen Angriff vortäuschen
The boxer made a feint to the left.

Images of feint

  • feint: false attack to distract from a real one
    (boxing) Finte

Synonyms and analogies of feint in English

Examples of feint in a sentence

  • The feint distracted the opponent during the match.
  • The troops executed a feint to distract the enemy forces.
  • A feint was used to draw the opponent's attention away from the main attack.
  • The boxer's feint confused his rival completely.
  • A clever feint can change the match's outcome.
  • Feint toward the goal, then pass quickly.

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

Noun
dieFintenf.

He followed his opponent's feint with a powerful forearm smash.

Er begegnete der Finte seines Gegners mit einem kraftvollen Unterarmhieb.

dasTäuschungsmanövernn.

They rarely feint, but when they do, it's costly.

Sie nutzen nur selten Täuschungsmanöver, doch wenn sie es tun,

derScheinangriffnm.

Playful attacks; feint attack.

Spielerische Angriffe; Scheinangriff.

Verb
täuschenv.

We jab, duck, feint, then land a spinning elbow knockout.

Schlagen, ducken, täuschen und einen Knockout.

antäuschenv.

Don't feint too early.

Nicht zu früh antäuschen.

vortäuschenv.

In chess, you can feint a move to throw off your opponent's strategy.

Im Schach kann man einen Zug vortäuschen, um die Strategie des Gegners zu stören.

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feint: Examples and translations in context

He used a simple feint to fake out his sparring partner.

Er benutzte eine einfache Finte, um seinen Sparringspartner auszutricksen.

During the match, a quick feint wrong-footed his rival completely.

Während des Spiels brachte eine schnelle Finte seinen Rivalen völlig aus dem Konzept.

In soccer, you must feint to get past your opponent effectively.

Im Fußball muss man eine Finte machen, um den Gegner effektiv zu überwinden.

I'm surprised you could react to that feint.

Nicht übel, dass du auf die Finte reagieren könntest.

A wise warrior always accomplishes a feint before attacking.

Ein weiser Kämpfer vollbringt immer erst eine Finte, bevor er angreift.

Do some feint, and then, boom, come in.

Ein paar Finten, und dann schlägst du zu.

But the maneuver had been a feint.

Aber das Manöver war eine Finte gewesen.

Even during the attack some of the defenders suspected it to be a feint.

Selbst während des Angriffs vermuteten einige der Verteidiger, daß es sich um ein Täuschungsmanöver handeln würde.

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make a feint
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