fingir

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fingir

/fĩ.ˈʒiɾ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do infinitivo latino fingere, do verbo fingo. (Datação: século XIV)

verb fingindo · fingido · finjo · finges · finge · fingimos

simular, fantasiar Ele finge ter gostado da comida.

Similar: fantasiar, inventar, simular

Thesaurus

verb

Similar: fantasiar, inventar, simular

In English

affect to make a false display of
feign to make a false show
pretend 1. (intransitive or with 'that' clause or 'to' infinitive) To speak or behave so

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"fingir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/fingir. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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fingir. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/fingir

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"fingir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/fingir.

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@misc{fingir_2026,
  title = {fingir},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/fingir},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}