hacerse el desentendido
- Dictionary
hacerse el desentendido
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (general)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Le pregunté a Fernando si podía ayudarme con el informe, pero se hizo el desentendido y siguió mirando el celular.I asked Fernando if he could help me with my report, but he pretended he hadn't heard me and kept checking his phone.
Alguien se coló en la fila, y cuando le dije que yo estaba delante de él, se hizo el desentendido.Someone cut in line, and when I told him I was before him, he pretended he hadn't seen me.
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate hacerse el desentendido using machine translators
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
