/finˈxiɾ/
#1542 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to pretend, to feign
Word origin
From Latin fingere ('to shape, to mould, to invent'), which also gives English 'fiction' and 'figure'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- fingere
- English cognates
- feign, fiction
Grammar
Verb type-ir regular (g->j)
Examples
sirve .
There is no point in pretending that you are fine.
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The boy pretends to be asleep so he does not go to school.
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She managed to feign surprise when she opened the present.
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Why do you pretend that you do not know me?
avería .
They faked a breakdown so as not to turn up to the appointment.
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