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feint

/feɪnt/

Translations

feintnoun

feints

/feɪnt/

финт

The boxer used a feint to distract his opponent.

Боксер использовал финт, чтобы отвлечь своего противника.

уловка

The magician's feint was so convincing that the audience was completely fooled.

Уловка фокусника была настолько убедительной, что зрители были полностью обмануты.

Additional translations

ложный выпад

обманный манёвр

Synonyms

feintverb

feinted

Past Simple

feinted

Past Participle

feinting

Gerund

/feɪnt/

делать обманное движение

The boxer will feint with his right hand before striking with his left.

Боксер сделает обманное движение правой рукой, прежде чем нанести удар левой.

финтить

He tried to feint to the left to confuse his opponent.

Он попытался финтить влево, чтобы запутать своего противника.

Synonyms

feintadjective

/feɪnt/

Used attributively to describe an action or attack that serves as a feint or deception.

Synonyms

Definitions

feintnoun

A deceptive or pretended blow, thrust, or other movement, especially in boxing or fencing.

The boxer executed a feint to the left before delivering a powerful right hook.

A mock attack or movement designed to distract or deceive an opponent.

The general ordered a feint to the north to draw the enemy's forces away from the main attack.

A lightly printed guiding line on ruled paper, used to keep handwriting straight.

The student kept her writing neat by following the feints on the notebook page.

feintverb

To make a deceptive or pretended movement, especially in a fight or sports, to mislead an opponent.

The boxer feinted with his left hand before delivering a powerful right hook.

feintadjective

Serving as or relating to a feint; deceptive or pretended.

The commander launched a feint attack on the western flank.