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heucheln — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dissemble verb To disguise or conceal something.
  • pretense noun A false show or claim put on to create a misleading impression; the American spelling of "pretence".

Senses

heucheln is used for these senses in English:

  • dissemble (intransitive) To falsely hide one's opinions or feelings.
  • pretense (countable, or, uncountable) The action of pretending; false or simulated show or appearance; false or hypocritical assertion or representation.

dissemble — full definition

  1. verb To disguise or conceal something.
  2. verb To feign, dissimulate.
  3. verb To deliberately ignore something; to pretend not to notice.
  4. verb To falsely hide one's opinions or feelings.

Related German words