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feint

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The meaning (definition) of the word feint

to make a pretend move to trick another player

The word feint used in a sentence

“The dancer made a feint to the left, then jumped right.”

Words that mean the same as feint (synonyms)

trickfake

How the word feint is said around the world

Frenchfeinter (fen-TAY)
Spanishhacer una finta (ah-THEHR OO-nah FEEN-tah)
Mandarin佯攻 (yahng guung)
Hindiझांसा देना (JHAHN-sah DAY-nah)
Arabicخدعة (KHOOD-ah)
Russianделать обманное движение (DYEH-laht ahb-MAHN-nah-yeh dvee-ZHEH-nee-yeh)
Portuguese (EU)fazer uma finta (fuh-ZAYR OO-muh FEEN-tuh)
Portuguese (BR)fazer uma finta (fah-ZEHR OO-mah FEEN-tah)
Japaneseフェイントをかける (feh-EEN-toh oh kah-keh-ru)
Germaneine Finte machen (EI-nuh FIN-tuh MAH-khun)
Urduحیلہ (HEE-lah)
Punjabiਝਾਂਸਾ ਦੇਣਾ (JHAHN-sah DAY-nah)
Korean속임 동작을 하다 (sok-EEM dong-JAHK-eul hah-dah)
Hebrewהַטעָיָה (haht-AH-yah)
Greekκάνω ψεύτικη κίνηση (KAH-noh PSEF-tee-kee KEE-nee-see)
Dutcheen schijnbeweging maken (uhn SKHAYN-buh-vay-ghing MAH-kuhn)
Tagalogmagkunwari (mahg-koon-WAH-ree)
Vietnamesegiả vờ (zah vur)
Turkishçalım atmak (chah-LUM aht-MAHK)
Persianفریب دادن (fa-REEB dah-DAN)
Polishrobić zwód (ROH-beech zvoot)
Ukrainianфінтувати (feen-TOO-vah-ti)
Bengaliছলনা (CHAW-law-nah)
Swedishfinta (FIN-tah)
Italianfare una finta (FAH-ray OO-nah FEEN-tah)

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