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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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French
English
English

feignant (feignante) [feɲɑ̃, ɑ̃t]

feignant → fainéant

See also

I. fainéant (fainéante) [feneɑ̃, ɑ̃t] ADJ roi

fainéant (fainéante)
lazy

II. fainéant (fainéante) [feneɑ̃, ɑ̃t] N m (f) roi

fainéant (fainéante)
layabout Brit inf
fainéant (fainéante)
lazybones sing

I. feindre [fɛ̃dʀ] VB trans

feindre émotion, sentiment, état, qualité, maladie:

feindre
to feign
feindre la colère/l'ignorance
to feign anger/ignorance
feindre de faire/d'être
to pretend to do/to be
feindre une panne MOTOR
to pretend to have broken down

II. feindre [fɛ̃dʀ] VB intr

feindre
to pretend
inutile de feindre
it's no use pretending
English
English
French
French
feign innocence, surprise
feindre
in mock terror/innocence
en feignant la terreur/l'innocence
fake emotion, illness
feindre
to fake a pass
feindre une passe
to make a pretence of sth
feindre qc
to make no pretence of sth
ne pas se donner la peine de feindre qc
affect surprise, ignorance
feindre (to do de faire)

in the PONS Dictionary

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feignant(e) [fɛɲɑ̃, ɑ̃t]

feignant → fainéant

See also

I. fainéant(e) [fɛneɑ̃, ɑ̃t] ADJ

fainéant(e)
idle

II. fainéant(e) [fɛneɑ̃, ɑ̃t] N m(f)

fainéant(e)
idler

feindre [fɛ̃dʀ] VB trans irreg

feindre
to feign
feindre (prétexter) maladie
to sham
feindre l'indifférence
to feign indifference
feindre de ne rien [ou pas] comprendre
to pretend not to understand
feindre d'être malade
to pretend to be ill
English
English
French
French
drone
feignant(e)
feign
feindre
to keep up a pretence of sth
continuer de feindre qc
to make no pretence of sth/doing sth
ne pas feindre qc/de faire qc
affect
feindre
fake
feindre
to fake surprise/grief
feindre la surprise/le chagrin
in the PONS Dictionary
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French
English
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feignant(e) [fɛɲɑ͂, ɑ͂t]

feignant → fainéant

See also

I. fainéant(e) [fɛneɑ͂, ɑ͂t] ADJ

fainéant(e)
idle

II. fainéant(e) [fɛneɑ͂, ɑ͂t] N m(f)

fainéant(e)
idler

feindre [fɛ͂dʀ] VB trans irreg

feindre
to feign
feindre d'être malade
to pretend to be ill
English
English
French
French
drone
feignant(e)
feign
feindre
to keep up a pretense of sth
continuer de feindre qc
to make no pretense of sth/doing sth
ne pas feindre qc/de faire qc
affect
feindre
fake
feindre
to fake surprise/grief
feindre la surprise/le chagrin
Présent
jefeins
tufeins
il/elle/onfeint
nousfeignons
vousfeignez
ils/ellesfeignent
Imparfait
jefeignais
tufeignais
il/elle/onfeignait
nousfeignions
vousfeigniez
ils/ellesfeignaient
Passé simple
jefeignis
tufeignis
il/elle/onfeignit
nousfeignîmes
vousfeignîtes
ils/ellesfeignirent
Futur simple
jefeindrai
tufeindras
il/elle/onfeindra
nousfeindrons
vousfeindrez
ils/ellesfeindront
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