Finte

feint

noun FIN-te Rare

Origin: from Italian 'finta'

Also means

dummy move, trick

Usage Note

Finte in sport describes a deceptive body movement or dummy used to wrong-foot an opponent in football, basketball, or fencing. More broadly it means a ruse or trick: eine Finte anwenden (use a ruse). It came via Italian from Latin fingere.

Examples

"Mit einer geschickten Finte täuschte er den Verteidiger und schoss aufs Tor."

Natural Translation

With a clever feint he deceived the defender and shot at goal.

Literal Translation

With a clever feint deceived he the defender and shot at-the goal.

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