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malinger
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ma·lin·ger  (m-lnggr)
intr.v. ma·lin·gered, ma·lin·ger·ing, ma·lin·gers
To feign illness or other incapacity in order to avoid duty or work.

[From French malingre, sickly.]

ma·linger·er n.

malinger [məˈlɪŋgə]
vb
(intr) to pretend or exaggerate illness, esp to avoid work
[from French malingre sickly, perhaps from mal badly + Old French haingre feeble]
malingerer  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.malinger - avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick - avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
Translations
malinger [məˈlɪŋgəʳ] VIfingirse enfermo, hacer la encorvada

malinger [məˈlɪŋgər] vifaire semblant d'être malade

malinger

malinger [məˈlɪŋgəʳ] vifingersi malato/a (per non lavorare)
malinger [məˈlɪŋgəʳ] vifingersi malato/a (per non lavorare)

malinger
v malinger [məˈliŋgə]
to pretend to be unwell eg in order to avoid work He says he's ill, but I think he's just malingering. maak of hy siek is يَتَمارَض симулирам simulovat spille syg; være pjækkesyg sich krank stellen κάνω τον άρρωστο fingirse enfermo simuleerima خود را به ناخوشی زدن tekeytyä sairaaksi tirer au flanc לְהִתחָלוֹת बीमारी का बहाना करना simulirati bolest szimulál pura-pura sakit skrópa simulare (una malattia) 仮病を使う 꾀병을 부리다 apsimesti sergančiam, simuliuoti simulēt slimību pura-pura sakit simuleren spille syk, være skulkesyk symulować fingir-se doente a se preface bol­nav симулировать simulovať simulirati zabušavati simulera แกล้งป่วย hasta taklidi yapmak, yalandan kendini hasta göstermek 裝病 симулювати بہانہ بازی کرنا giả vờ ốm để trốn việc
n maˈlingerer
persoon wat maak of hy siek is مُتَمارِض симулант simulant, -ka pjækker der Drückeberger ψευτοάρρωστος, κοπανατζής enfermo fingido simulant تمارض گر tekosairas tire-au-flanc מִתחַלֶה कामचोर, मिथ्या रोगी simulant lógós, szimuláns orang yang pura-pura skrópari (chi si malato) 仮病使い 꾀병 simuliantas simulants orang yang pura-pura sakit simulant en som er skulkesyk symulant mandrião bolnav prefăcut симулянт simulant, -ka simulant koji zabušava simulant คนแกล้งป่วย hastalık taslayan 裝病者 симулянт بہانہ باز فراری người giả vờ ốm để trốn việc


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