Significado
feint, pretense
- feint, dummy (sports)
- pretense, bluff
En una frase
Ha fatto finta di non aver sentito la mia domanda.
He pretended not to have heard my question.
Hai visto che bella finta ha fatto?
Did you see what a nice feint he made?
Ieri ha fatto una finta al portiere.
Yesterday he did a feint on the goalkeeper.
Formas de la palabra (2)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| finta | feminine · singular |
| finte | feminine · plural |
Notas de uso
- For pretending in everyday speech, Italians often say fare finta or per finta, not just the noun finta alone.
- In sports or games, finta is the standard word for a deceptive move; dummy is mainly used in football contexts.
- Do not confuse finta with finzione: finzione is more formal or literary, while finta is more common and concrete.