Usage examples of "feindre" in French with translation to English

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Translations: all8 pretend4 fake2 feign2
Il n'y a aucun intérêt à feindre la maladie. There is no point in pretending to be sick.
Il feint l'enthousiasme quand son patron est dans les environs. He pretends to be enthusiastic when his boss is around.
Le joueur a feint une blessure. The player faked an injury.
Il feignit l'indifférence envers la fille. He feigned indifference to the girl.
Il a feint l'ignorance, ce qui m'a mise encore plus en colère. He pretended ignorance, which made me still more angry.
Comment vous assurer que votre petite amie ne feint pas ses orgasmes ? How can you be sure your girlfriend isn't faking her orgasms?
Comment savez-vous que le patient ne feint pas la maladie ? How do you know that the patient is not feigning illness?
Chacun sait à un niveau ou un autre, ce que sont le bien et le mal ; certains feignent de l'ignorer. Everyone knows on one level or another what is right and what is wrong; some pretend they don't.
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