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N1 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
装うto dress, to pretend, to feign
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to dress (oneself in), to attire oneself in, to adorn, to decorate
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
2.
to pretend, to feign, to affect, to disguise oneself as
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装う 【よそおう】、粧う 【よそおう】
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礼服に身を装って結婚式に参加する。
I will dress in formal wear to attend the wedding ceremony. {to dress, to pretend, to feign}
病人を装っている娘を学校に行かせました。
I let my daughter, who was pretending to be sick, go to school. {to dress, to pretend, to feign}
父は平静を装っているが、本当はパニックになっている。
My father is feigning calmness, but he is actually panicking. {to dress, to pretend, to feign}
これからの夏シーズンに先駆けて、店内を夏向きに装いました。
Ahead of the upcoming summer season, we dressed up the inside of the store to suit the summer mood. {to dress, to pretend, to feign}
親切を装って老人に近づいてお金を騙し取るとは…!卑劣にも程があります。
To feign kindness and approach the elderly to swindle money from them... How utterly despicable! {to dress, to pretend, to feign}
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