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Detailed Translations for feign from English to French

feign:

to feign verb (feigns, feigned, feigning)

  1. to feign (pretend; sham; do as if)
    prétendre; déclarer; argumenter; témoigner; avancer; certifier; soutenir; attester; prétexter; feindre; faire semblant; simuler; porter témoignage
    • prétendre verb (prétends, prétend, prétendons, prétendez, )
    • déclarer verb (déclare, déclares, déclarons, déclarez, )
    • argumenter verb (argumente, argumentes, argumentons, argumentez, )
    • témoigner verb (témoigne, témoignes, témoignons, témoignez, )
    • avancer verb (avance, avances, avançons, avancez, )
    • certifier verb (certifie, certifies, certifions, certifiez, )
    • soutenir verb (soutiens, soutient, soutenons, soutenez, )
    • attester verb (atteste, attestes, attestons, attestez, )
    • prétexter verb (prétexte, prétextes, prétextons, prétextez, )
    • feindre verb (feins, feint, feignons, feignez, )
    • simuler verb (simule, simules, simulons, simulez, )
  2. to feign (pretend; simulate; do as if)
    feindre; prétendre; simuler; prétexter; faire semblant; faire l'hypocrite
    • feindre verb (feins, feint, feignons, feignez, )
    • prétendre verb (prétends, prétend, prétendons, prétendez, )
    • simuler verb (simule, simules, simulons, simulez, )
    • prétexter verb (prétexte, prétextes, prétextons, prétextez, )
  3. to feign (do as if; pretend; stage; sham)
    affecter; prétendre; feindre; simuler; prétexter; faire semblant
    • affecter verb (affecte, affectes, affectons, affectez, )
    • prétendre verb (prétends, prétend, prétendons, prétendez, )
    • feindre verb (feins, feint, feignons, feignez, )
    • simuler verb (simule, simules, simulons, simulez, )
    • prétexter verb (prétexte, prétextes, prétextons, prétextez, )

Conjugations for feign:

present
  1. feign
  2. feign
  3. feigns
  4. feign
  5. feign
  6. feign
simple past
  1. feigned
  2. feigned
  3. feigned
  4. feigned
  5. feigned
  6. feigned
present perfect
  1. have feigned
  2. have feigned
  3. has feigned
  4. have feigned
  5. have feigned
  6. have feigned
past continuous
  1. was feigning
  2. were feigning
  3. was feigning
  4. were feigning
  5. were feigning
  6. were feigning
future
  1. shall feign
  2. will feign
  3. will feign
  4. shall feign
  5. will feign
  6. will feign
continuous present
  1. am feigning
  2. are feigning
  3. is feigning
  4. are feigning
  5. are feigning
  6. are feigning
subjunctive
  1. be feigned
  2. be feigned
  3. be feigned
  4. be feigned
  5. be feigned
  6. be feigned
diverse
  1. feign!
  2. let's feign!
  3. feigned
  4. feigning
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for feign:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
avancer push forward
soutenir adhere to; be attached to; support
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
affecter do as if; feign; pretend; sham; stage put aside; put away; reserve; set aside
argumenter do as if; feign; pretend; sham altercate; argue; assert; bicker; contend; debate; demonstrate; discuss; dispute; make trouble; quarrel; reason; wrangle
attester do as if; feign; pretend; sham appear as a witness; bear testimony; bear witness; declare; demonstrate; express; give evidence; justify; prove; testify; testify to; verify
avancer do as if; feign; pretend; sham advance; ascend; assert; be going to; bring forward; bring in; bring in money; bring up; broach; broach a subject; climb; contend; continue; cut into; demonstrate; express; express oneself; forge ahead; forward; give expression to; go; go on; go onward; impersonate; improve; initiate; intimate; introduce; make a proposal; make head-way; make progress; march on; move; move on; move up; nominate; postulate; present; progress; prompt; propel; propose; push forward; put forward; put on the table; raise; reveal oneself; rise; slide in front; speak; step onward; suggest; take it further; talk; to get promoted; utter; ventilate; walk
certifier do as if; feign; pretend; sham appear as a witness; bear testimony; bear witness; give evidence; guarantee; testify; testify to; underwrite; vouch; vouch for; warrant
déclarer do as if; feign; pretend; sham announce; appear as a witness; apply; bear testimony; bear witness; clear; clear baggage; declare; enrol for; enter; express; give; give evidence; inform; register; report; report oneself; state; take down; testify; testify to; write down
faire l'hypocrite do as if; feign; pretend; simulate cant; talk cant
faire semblant do as if; feign; pretend; sham; simulate; stage
feindre do as if; feign; pretend; sham; simulate; stage act; delude; dramatise; dramatize; favor; favour; hold out; perform; play; play-act; pretend; slide in front
porter témoignage do as if; feign; pretend; sham appear as a witness; bear testimony; bear witness; give evidence; testify; testify to
prétendre do as if; feign; pretend; sham; simulate; stage delude; favor; favour; hold out; slide in front
prétexter do as if; feign; pretend; sham; simulate; stage delude; favor; favour; hold out; slide in front
simuler do as if; feign; pretend; sham; simulate; stage act; dramatise; dramatize; perform; play; play-act; pretend
soutenir do as if; feign; pretend; sham agree; approve; back up; be of the opinion; bear; carry; carry along; co-operate; comfort; endure; hold up; keep up; prop; prop up; shore; stand; support; sustain; take the view
témoigner do as if; feign; pretend; sham appear as a witness; bear testimony; bear witness; declare; express; give evidence; testify; testify to
- affect; assume; dissemble; pretend; sham; simulate
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- pretend; simulate

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Related Definitions for "feign":

  1. make believe with the intent to deceive1
    • He feigned that he was ill1
  2. make a pretence of1
    • he feigned sleep1

Wiktionary Translations for feign:

feign
verb
  1. to make a false copy
feign
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
feign simuler; feindre veinzen — zich onecht voordoen
feign simuler simuleren — (een ziekte) voorwenden
feign feindre fingieren — etwas aus einem bestimmten Grund vortäuschen, etwas wissentlich fälschen
feign feindre heucheln — Zustimmung gegenüber einer anderen Person trotz nicht geäußerter gegenteiliger Eigenmeinung vortäuschen