German-English translation for "mimen"

"mimen" English translation

mimen
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <h>

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play the part of, act act, play feign, sham, pretend to be imitate, mimic, mime
examples
  • er mimte den Faust
    he played the part of Faust
    er mimte den Faust
  • act
    mimen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    play
    mimen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    mimen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
examples
  • er mimt den Arglosen
    he acts the innocent
    er mimt den Arglosen
  • feign
    mimen vortäuschen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    sham
    mimen vortäuschen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    pretend to be
    mimen vortäuschen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    mimen vortäuschen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
examples
  • er mimt den Kranken
    he is feigning illness, he is pretending to be ill
    er mimt den Kranken
  • imitate
    mimen durch Gesten etc nachäffen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    mimic
    mimen durch Gesten etc nachäffen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    mime
    mimen durch Gesten etc nachäffen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    mimen durch Gesten etc nachäffen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
mimen
intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i

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feign, put on an act

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