finge não ver

[FIN-je nãw VER]

verb phrase

to turn a blind eye; to pretend not to see

1. To deliberately ignore or overlook something; to act as if one hasn't noticed something obvious

He fingered not to see his friend's tears.

Ele fingiu não ver as lágrimas do seu amigo.

2. To deliberately ignore a wrongdoing or misconduct

The manager finges not to see the employees arriving late.

O gerente finge não ver os funcionários chegando atrasados.

NYC Slang

play dumb; look the other way

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General Brazilian

finge não ver

standard usage throughout Brazil

Portugal

finge que não vê

slight variation in word order common in European Portuguese

fechar os olhos para

fazer de conta

virar para o outro lado

fingir demência

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