finta

See also: fintá

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian finta.

Pronunciation

Noun

finta f (plural fintes)

  1. (sports) feint

Derived terms

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfin.ta/
  • Rhymes: -inta
  • Hyphenation: fìn‧ta

Etymology 1

From the feminine of finto.

Adjective

finta

  1. feminine singular of finto

Noun

finta f (plural finte)

  1. affectation, simulation
    la sua penitenza è una fintahis remorse is just for show
  2. (sports) feint, dummy
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Catalan: finta
  • German: Finte
  • Dutch: fint

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

finta

  1. inflection of fintare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

  • finta in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • finta in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • finta in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • finta in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • finta in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • finta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fintô (tail, train), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (to pull, stretch). Cognate with Latin pendeō (I hang). Related to spin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfin.tɑ/

Noun

finta m

  1. tail
  2. sequel
  3. consequence; result

Declension

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfĩ.tɐ/

  • Hyphenation: fin‧ta

Noun

finta f (plural fintas)

  1. (sports) dribble
    Synonym: drible

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfinta/ [ˈfĩn̪.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -inta
  • Syllabification: fin‧ta

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian.

Noun

finta f (plural fintas)

  1. feint, dummy

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese finta.

Noun

finta f (plural fintas)

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Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

finta

  1. inflection of fintar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Swedish

Verb

finta (present fintar, preterite fintade, supine fintat, imperative finta)

  1. (often followed by bort (away)) to feint (perform a mock attack or otherwise feign intentions in order to confuse someone)

Usage notes

About sports maneuvers as well as other actions meant to confuse or outwit, where it's seen as figurative.

Conjugation

  • fint (a feint)

References

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