Fingía (en. I was pretending)

/finˈxi.a/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Definition: To pretend, simulate, or make someone believe that something is true.

Example sentence: She feigned being sick to avoid going to school.

Ella fingía estar enferma para no ir a la escuela.

Definition: To create or make a situation appear that is not real.

Example sentence: He feigned joy while being sad inside.

Él fingía alegría mientras estaba triste por dentro.

Definition: To deceive someone by making them believe a lie.

Example sentence: The actor feigned being a superhero in the movie.

El actor fingía ser un superhéroe en la película.

Etymology/Origin: From Latin 'fingere', meaning to shape or invent.

Phrase: feigned illness

Meaning: To pretend to be sick to avoid an obligation.

fingía de enfermo

Phrase: feigned happiness

Meaning: To simulate being happy despite not being so.

fingía felicidad

Phrase: feigned acquaintance

Meaning: To pretend to know someone or something without actually having that knowledge.

fingía conocer

Related word: feigning

Description: The action of pretending; simulation.

fingimiento

Related word: feigned

Description: That which is simulated, not real.

fingido

Related word: to feign

Description: Act of pretending or representing something as true.

fingir

Slang meaning: To exaggerate something.

Example: Don’t come at me with your feigning that you had money.

No me vengas con que fingías que tenías dinero.

Slang meaning: To act dramatically or lie in a comedic way.

Example: That guy always feigned during arguments.

Ese tipo siempre fingía en las discusiones.