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1 feign vt
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2 feign
[feɪn]verbo transitivo form. fingere [innocence, surprise]; simulare [ illness]* * *[fein](to pretend to feel: He feigned illness.) fingere, simulare- feigned* * *[feɪn]verbo transitivo form. fingere [innocence, surprise]; simulare [ illness] -
3 (to) feign
(to) feign /feɪn/v. t. e i.1 fingere; simulare: to feign surprise, fingersi sorpreso; simulare sorpresa; to feign madness, fingersi pazzo; to feign sleep, fingere di dormire; to feign a limp, fingere di essere zoppo3 (arc.) inventare. -
4 (to) feign
(to) feign /feɪn/v. t. e i.1 fingere; simulare: to feign surprise, fingersi sorpreso; simulare sorpresa; to feign madness, fingersi pazzo; to feign sleep, fingere di dormire; to feign a limp, fingere di essere zoppo3 (arc.) inventare. -
5 pretend
I [prɪ'tend] II 1. [prɪ'tend]2) (claim)2.to pretend to understand — pretendere o avere la pretesa di capire
1) (feign) fingere, fare finta2) (maintain deception) fingere3) (claim)to pretend to — pretendere a [ throne]
* * *[pri'tend]1) (to make believe that something is true, in play: Let's pretend that this room is a cave!; Pretend to be a lion!; He wasn't really angry - he was only pretending.) fare finta, fingere2) (to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive: He pretended that he had a headache; She was only pretending to be asleep; I pretended not to understand.) fare finta, fingere•- pretence- false pretences* * *pretend /prɪˈtɛnd/a. attr.( voce infantile) per finta; per gioco; immaginario: a pretend giant, un gigante immaginario (o finto).♦ (to) pretend /prɪˈtɛnd/v. t. e i.1 fingere; far finta, far mostra (di); simulare; far le viste (di): to pretend sickness, simulare una malattia; I pretended to be deaf, facevo finta d'essere sordo2 pretendere; avere la presunzione di; pretendere a; aspirare (a); accampare diritti su: He doesn't pretend to be an expert, non pretende d'essere un esperto; He pretended to the throne of England, pretendeva (o aspirava) al trono d'Inghilterra● to pretend one is dead, fingersi morto; fare il morto □ to pretend to sb. (o sb. 's hand), essere il pretendente di ( una donna); aspirare alla mano di q. □ We're only pretending, facciamo per gioco; non facciamo sul serio.NOTA D'USO: - to pretend o to expect?- NOTA D'USO: - to pretend to do o to pretend doing?-* * *I [prɪ'tend] II 1. [prɪ'tend]2) (claim)2.to pretend to understand — pretendere o avere la pretesa di capire
1) (feign) fingere, fare finta2) (maintain deception) fingere3) (claim)to pretend to — pretendere a [ throne]
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6 affect
I [ə'fekt]1) (influence) [decision, event, issue] riguardare, toccare, concernere [person, region]; [strike, cuts] avere effetti su, ripercuotersi su [ group]; [ factor] incidere su, influire su, ripercuotersi su [earnings, job, state of affairs]2) (emotionally) [news, discovery] colpire, impressionareII [ə'fekt]* * *[ə'fekt]1) (to act or have an effect on: Rain affects the grass; His kidneys have been affected by the disease.) avere effetto su2) (to move the feelings of: She was deeply affected by the news of his death.) toccare, colpire* * *affect /ˈæfɛkt/n. [u](psic.) affettività; affezione; affetto; attaccamento.♦ (to) affect (1) /əˈfɛkt/v. t.1 avere effetto su; influire su; incidere su; ripercuotersi su: How does noise affect us?, che effetto hanno i rumori su di noi?; to affect prices, incidere sui prezzi; to affect adversely, avere un effetto negativo su; influire negativamente su; pregiudicare2 concernere; riguardare; interessare; toccare: This decision will affect the firm's future, questa decisione riguarda il futuro della ditta; It affects me personally, mi tocca personalmente3 toccare; commuovere; turbare; scuotere: The loss affected us deeply, quella perdita ci ha toccati profondamente4 nuocere a; avere un effetto negativo su; colpire: to affect health, nuocere alla salute; We've been badly affected by the recession, la recessione ci ha colpito duramente; Our investments won't be affected, i nostri investimenti non ne risentiranno5 ( di evento spiacevole, malattia, ecc.) colpire; interessare: A large area was affected by the flood, la piena ha colpito un'area vasta; Osteoporosis mostly affects women, l'osteoporosi colpisce soprattutto le donne.NOTA D'USO: - to affect o to effect?- (to) affect (2) /əˈfɛkt/v. t.1 affettare; ostentare: to affect indifference, ostentare indifferenza; to affect a foreign accent, parlare con accento affettatamente straniero2 fingere; simulare: to affect illness, fingere d'essere ammalato; to affect interest, fingere interesse3 usare (o indossare) volentieri; sfoggiare: She affected expensive fur coats, sfoggiava lussuose pellicce.* * *I [ə'fekt]1) (influence) [decision, event, issue] riguardare, toccare, concernere [person, region]; [strike, cuts] avere effetti su, ripercuotersi su [ group]; [ factor] incidere su, influire su, ripercuotersi su [earnings, job, state of affairs]2) (emotionally) [news, discovery] colpire, impressionareII [ə'fekt] -
7 pretend pre·tend
[prɪ'tɛnd]1. vt1)to pretend illness/ignorance — fingersi malato (-a) /ignorante, far finta di essere malato (-a) /ignoranteto pretend to do sth — far finta or fingere di fare qc
2)to pretend to do/that — pretendere di fare/che + sub2. vi(feign) far finta, fingere3. adj(fam: gun, money) finto (-a) -
8 simulate
['sɪmjʊleɪt]1) (feign) simulare [illness, grief, interest]2) (reproduce) simulare [behaviour, conditions]; imitare [ sound]* * *['simjuleit](to cause (something) to appear to be real etc: This machine simulates the take-off and landing of an aircraft.) simulare- simulation* * *['sɪmjʊleɪt]1) (feign) simulare [illness, grief, interest]2) (reproduce) simulare [behaviour, conditions]; imitare [ sound] -
9 indifference
[ɪn'dɪfrəns]* * *noun (the state of showing no interest in, or concern about, something: She showed complete indifference to the cries of the baby.) indifferenza* * *indifference /ɪnˈdɪfrəns/n. [u]2 irrilevanza; mancanza di valore (o di importanza): a matter of indifference, una faccenda priva d'importanza3 mediocrità; l'essere scadente4 imparzialità; neutralità* * *[ɪn'dɪfrəns] -
10 affect **** af·fect vt
[ə'fɛkt]1) (have an effect on) influire su, incidere su, (concern) riguardare, concernere, (harm: health etc) danneggiareit did not affect my decision — non ha influenzato la mia decisione, non ha influito sulla mia decisione
2) (move emotionally) colpire, toccare3) (feign) fingere
См. также в других словарях:
feign´er — feign «fayn», transitive verb. 1. to put on a false appearance of; make believe; pretend: »Some animals feign death when in danger. SYNONYM(S): assume, affect, simulate, sham. 2. to make up to deceive; invent falsely: »to feign an excuse … Useful english dictionary
Feign — Feign, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feigned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Feigning}.] [OE. feinen, F. feindre (p. pr. feignant), fr. L. fingere; akin to L. figura figure,and E. dough. See {Dough}, and cf. {Figure}, {Faint}, {Effigy}, {Fiction}.] 1. To give a mental … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
feign — c.1300, from O.Fr. feign , prp. stem of feindre pretend, represent, imitate, shirk (12c.), from L. fingere to touch, handle; devise; fabricate, alter, change (see FICTION (Cf. fiction)). Related: Feigned; feigning … Etymology dictionary
feign — feign; feign·er; … English syllables
feign — I verb affect, beguile, belie, cheat, concoct, counterfeit, create a false appearance, deceive, delude, disguise, dissemble, dissimulate, distort the truth, fabricate, falsify, fingere, imagine, imitate deceptively, impersonate, lack candor, he… … Law dictionary
feign — [feın] v [T] formal [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: feindre, from Latin fingere to shape, pretend ] to pretend to have a particular feeling or to be ill, asleep etc ▪ Feigning a headache, I went upstairs to my room … Dictionary of contemporary English
feign — [ feın ] verb transitive FORMAL to pretend to have a particular feeling: OK, she said, feigning indifference … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
feign — simulate, counterfeit, sham, pretend, affect, *assume Analogous words: fabricate, manufacture, forge (see MAKE): dissemble, *disguise, cloak, mask, camouflage … New Dictionary of Synonyms
feign — [v] pretend act, affect, assume, bluff*, counterfeit, devise, dissemble, dissimulate, do a bit*, fabricate, fake, forge, four flush*, give appearance of, imagine, imitate, invent, make show of*, phony up*, play, play possum*, put on, put on act* … New thesaurus
feign — ► VERB ▪ pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury). ORIGIN Old French feindre, from Latin fingere mould, contrive … English terms dictionary
feign — [fān] vt. [ME feinen < OFr feindre (prp. feignant) < L fingere, to touch, handle, shape: see FIGURE] 1. Obs. to form; shape 2. to make up (a story, excuse, etc.); invent; fabricate 3. to make a false show of; pretend; imitate; simulate 4.… … English World dictionary