fingir

to pretend

fingir(feen-heer)

transitive verb

1. (to simulate)

a. to pretend

El niño fingió estar dormido cuando su mamá abrió la puerta de su cuarto.

The boy pretended to be asleep when his mom opened the door to his room.

b. to feign

Si Ana te habla de su nuevo novio, trata de fingir indiferencia.

If Ana tells you about her new boyfriend, try to feign indifference.

c. to fake

Robert fingió estar lesionado para no poder jugar en el torneo.

Robert faked an injury so he couldn't play in the tournament.

2. (to mimic)

a. to imitate

Soy muy malo para fingir voces.

I'm bad at imitating voices.

b. to put on

Cuando no quiere hablar con alguien al teléfono, Sally finge la voz de su hermana.

When she doesn't want speak to someone on the phone, Sally puts on her sister's voice.

intransitive verb

3. (to make believe)

a. to pretend

No le creas a Tom; vive fingiendo.

Don't trust Tom; he's always pretending.

fingirse

pronominal verb

4. (to simulate)

a. to pretend to be

Emi se fingió dormida para no contestar a la puerta.

Emi pretended she was asleep so as not to answer the door.

fingir

transitive verb

1. (general)

a. to feign

fingió no saber nadahe pretended not to know anything

intransitive verb

2. (general)

a. to pretend

pronominal verb

3. (general)

a.

se fingió enfermo/cansadohe pretended to be ill/tired

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fingir

transitive verb

to feign

intenté fingir indiferencia I tried to feign indifference o to appear indifferent; fingió interés he pretended to be interested

lo habrán fingido

fingir hacer algo to pretend to do sth; finge dormir o que duerme he's pretending to be asleep

intransitive verb

to pretend

¡no finjas más! stop pretending!

pronominal verb

fingirse

fingirse dormido to pretend to be asleep; fingirse muerto to play dead; act dead; fingirse un sabio to pretend to be an expert