doen alsof zijn neus bloedt

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “to act as if one's nose is bleeding”, or more loosely translated as “to pretend that one's nose is bleeding”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdun ɑlsˌɔf zɛi̯(n) ˈnøːs ˈblut/

Verb

doen alsof zijn neus bloedt

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to feign ignorance, to pretend that one hasn't noticed or was not involved

Conjugation

Conjugation of doen alsof zijn neus bloedt: see doen.
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