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dissimulate

/-jə-/

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verb

Verheimlichen, verbergen, vortäuschen

To practise deception by concealment or omission, or by feigning a false appearance.

Examples :

"Hoping to get a better grade, Maria tried to dissimulate her lack of understanding of the math problem by nodding and smiling at the teacher. "

In der Hoffnung auf eine bessere Note versuchte Maria, ihr mangelndes Verständnis des Matheproblems zu verbergen, indem sie nickte und den Lehrer anlächelte.

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verb

Verbergen, tarnen

To disguise or hide by adopting a false appearance.

Examples :

"To avoid trouble, the student dissimulate[d] their true feelings about the difficult assignment. "

Um Ärger zu vermeiden, verbarg der Schüler seine wahren Gefühle über die schwierige Aufgabe.

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verb

Übersehen, hinwegsehen

To connive at; to wink at; to pretend not to notice.

Examples :

"The teacher chose to dissimulate when she saw the students passing notes, hoping they would stop on their own. "

Die Lehrerin übersah es, als sie sah, wie die Schüler Zettel austauschten, in der Hoffnung, sie würden von selbst damit aufhören.

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adjective

Verstellend, vortäuschend

Feigning; simulating; pretending.

Examples :

"You're right, "dissimulate" is a verb, not an adjective. My apologies! Here's a simple sentence using "dissimulate" as a verb: "He tried to dissimulate his disappointment when he didn't get the job, but his slumped shoulders gave him away." "

Du hast Recht, „dissimulieren“ ist ein Verb, kein Adjektiv. Meine Entschuldigung!

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