act insincerely
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act — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. & v. See action, drama, conduct, affectation, representation, rule. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An action] Syn. action, deed, performance, exploit; see action 2 . 2. [An official or legal s … English dictionary for students
play-act — v. 1 intr. act in a play. 2 intr. behave affectedly or insincerely. 3 tr. act (a scene, part, etc.). Derivatives: play acting n. play actor n. * * * v pretend, put on, assume, feign, sham, counterfeit, fake, fabricate, simulate, bluff,… … Useful english dictionary
play-act — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To play the part of: act, do, enact, impersonate, perform, play, portray, represent. See ACTION, PERFORMING ARTS, SUBSTITUTE. 2. To behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of:… … English dictionary for students
palter — I verb act, act insincerely, be deceitful, be deceptive, be dishonest, be evasive, be false, be fraudulent, be hypocritical, be inconstant, be insincere, be mendacious, be perfidious, be uncandid, be untruthful, bear false witness, beguile,… … Law dictionary
palter — palterer, n. /pawl teuhr/, v.i. 1. to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery. 2. to bargain with; haggle. 3. to act carelessly; trifle. [1530 40 in sense to speak indistinctly, perh. alter. of FALTER in same sense, with p… … Universalium
palter — pal•ter [[t]ˈpɔl tər[/t]] v. i. 1) to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully 2) to haggle 3) to act carelessly; trifle • Etymology: 1595–1605; of uncert. orig … From formal English to slang
pal´ter|er — pal|ter «PL tuhr», intransitive verb. 1. to talk or act insincerely; trifle deceitfully: »Do not palter with the truth. Man crouches and blushes…he palters and steals (Emerson). SYNONYM(S): equivocate. 2. to act carelessly; trifle: »Do not palter … Useful english dictionary
pal|ter — «PL tuhr», intransitive verb. 1. to talk or act insincerely; trifle deceitfully: »Do not palter with the truth. Man crouches and blushes…he palters and steals (Emerson). SYNONYM(S): equivocate. 2. to act carelessly; trifle: »Do not palter with a… … Useful english dictionary
palter — intransitive verb (paltered; paltering) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1600 1. to act insincerely or deceitfully ; equivocate 2. haggle, chaffer Synonyms: see lie • palterer noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
фальшивить — ФАЛЬШИВИТЬ, несов. (сов. сфальшивить), без доп. Поступать (поступить) неискренно, говоря ложные, лицемерные, притворные слова, обычно с какой л. корыстной целью [impf. to dissemble, hide (one’s true feelings, intentions, etc.); to be a hypocrite … Большой толковый словарь русских глаголов
