finto
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
From French feinte, from feindre (“to feign”).
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Noun edit
finto (accusative singular finton, plural fintoj, accusative plural fintojn)
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Etymology 1 edit
From Latin fictus, probably through a Vulgar Latin root *finctus, with a nasal infix. Compare French feint.
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finto (feminine finta, masculine plural finti, feminine plural finte)
- false; fake; intended to mislead or distract
- un attacco finto
- a feint
- (literally, “a false attack”)
- insincere; feigned
- il suo dolore è finto
- his pain is feigned
- fare il finto tonto ― to play dumb (literally, “do the feigned dumb”)
- hypocritical
- artificial
- (relational) imitation
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finto m (plural finti)
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Participle edit
finto (feminine finta, masculine plural finti, feminine plural finte)
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finto
Further reading edit
- finto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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