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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. feint (feinte) [fɛ̃, ɛ̃t] VB pp

feint → feindre

II. feint (feinte) [fɛ̃, ɛ̃t] ADJ

1. feint:

feint (feinte) émotion, état
feigned, put on never attr
feint (feinte) sourire
false
avec une gaieté feinte
with feigned cheerfulness
sa colère/surprise était feinte
his anger/surprise was put on
son inquiétude n'est pas feinte
his anxiety is genuine
non feint
genuine

2. feint ARCHIT:

feint (feinte) fenêtre, arcade
false

III. feinte N f

1. feinte (manœuvre):

feinte (gén) MIL, SPORTS
feint
feinte (au football, rugby)
dummy Brit
feinte (au football, rugby)
fake Am
faire une feinte (au football, rugby)
to dummy Brit
faire une feinte (au football, rugby)
to fake Am
faire une feinte de passe
to make a dummy pass Brit
faire une feinte de passe
to fake a pass Am

2. feinte (attrape):

feinte inf
trick, ruse
faire une feinte à qn
to trick sb
faire une feinte à qn
to con sb inf

3. feinte (dissimulation):

feinte dated
pretence Brit uncountable
sans feinte
openly
See also

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

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
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French
simulated anger, grief
simulé, feint
spurious sentiment
feint
feign innocence, surprise
feindre
sham activity, emotion
feint
mock innocence, horror, humility
feint, simulé
fake emotion, smile
feint
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
a pretence of love/sympathy
un amour/une sympathie feint/-e
genuine inability
non feint

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. feint(e) [fɛ̃, fɛ̃t] VB

feint part passé de feindre

II. feint(e) [fɛ̃, fɛ̃t] ADJ

feint(e)
feigned
feint(e) maladie
sham
See also

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

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
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French
French
unfeigned
non feint(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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I. feint(e) [fɛ͂, fɛ͂t] VB

feint part passé de feindre

II. feint(e) [fɛ͂, fɛ͂t] ADJ

feint(e)
feigned
feint(e) maladie
sham
See also

feindre [fɛ͂dʀ] VB trans irreg

feindre
to feign
feindre d'être malade
to pretend to be ill

feindre [fɛ͂dʀ] VB trans irreg

feindre
to feign
feindre d'être malade
to pretend to be ill
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French
French
unfeigned
non feint(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
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