teeskennellä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- act verb To do something; to take action.
- affect verb To influence or make a difference to something.
- fake adjective Not genuine; made to look real in order to deceive.
- falsify verb To alter information dishonestly, usually to deceive someone.
- feign verb To pretend to feel or have something that isn't real.
- make out verb To kiss and embrace someone for a sustained period, in a romantic or passionate way.
- perform verb To carry out an action or task.
- pretend verb To act as if something is true or real when it isn't, in order to deceive or as part of play.
Senses
teeskennellä is used for these senses in English:
- act (copulative) To convey an appearance of being.
- affect (transitive) To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of. [from 16th c.]
- fake (transitive) To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.
- falsify To alter so as to make false; especially when done with intent to deceive.
- feign To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
- make out (transitive, intransitive) To represent; to make (something) appear to be true. [from 17th c.]
- perform (by extension, transitive) To behave theatrically so as to give the impression of (a quality, character trait, etc.); to feign.
- pretend (intransitive, or, with 'that' clause, or, 'to' infinitive) To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. [from 14th c.]
act — full definition
- verb To do something; to take action.
- verb To perform a role in a play, film, or show.
- verb To behave in a particular way.
- noun Something done; a deed.
- noun A law passed by a legislative body.
affect — full definition
- verb To influence or make a difference to something.
- verb To pretend to have or feel a quality; to put on.