What does finto in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word finto in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use finto in Italian.

The word finto in Italian means false, faux, fake, bogus, fraudulent, false, fake, contrived, impostor, fake, fantasize, imagine, pretend, feign, fake, pretend to be, feint, dummy, play dumb, who plays dumb, who pretends they don't know. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word finto

false, faux

aggettivo (posticcio, artificiale)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Gli hanno messo dei denti finti.
They gave him a set of false teeth.

fake, bogus, fraudulent

aggettivo (che finge, simulato, fittizio)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Era un finto dottore e fu scoperto solo dopo anni.
He was a fake doctor and was only discovered after many years.

false, fake, contrived

aggettivo (falso, menzognero)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
È chiaro da come ti comporti che il tuo dolore è finto.
It's clear by the way you behave that your pain is fake.

impostor, fake

sostantivo maschile (persona falsa, impostore)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non voglio avere a che fare con quel finto.
I don't want to have anything to do with that fake.

fantasize, imagine

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (immaginare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
A mia figlia piccola piace fingere di essere una principessa.
My youngest daughter loves to imagine being a princess.

pretend, feign, fake

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (fare finta)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Fingi che non esista e vedrai che ti sentirai meglio.
Pretend that he doesn't exist and you'll feel better.

pretend to be

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (fare finta di essere)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Non puoi continuare a fingerti un'altra persona.
You can't continue pretending to be someone else.

feint

verbo intransitivo

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

dummy

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

play dumb

who plays dumb, who pretends they don't know

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Facendo il finto tonto è riuscito a passare indenne l'indagine della polizia.
By playing dumb he managed to come out of the police investigation without charges.

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