恍ける
とぼける
Verb, Intransitive
1.
to play dumb, to feign ignorance, to play innocent, to have a blank facial expression
word usually written using kana alone
2.
to play the fool
word usually written using kana alone
3.
to be in one's dotage
word usually written using kana aloneobsolete term
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彼は質問に答えるのを惚けてごまかした。
He feigned ignorance to avoid answering the question.
悪いことをしたのに、彼は何も知らないと惚けている。
Even though he did something wrong, he's playing dumb as if he knows nothing.
彼女は怒っているのに、平気な顔で惚けていた。
Even though she was angry, she feigned ignorance with a calm face.
彼はいつも冗談を言って、場を和ませるために惚けるのが得意だ。
He is good at playing the fool to lighten the mood by telling jokes.
政治家が都合の悪い事実を惚けて隠蔽しようとするのは、よくあることだ。
It's common for politicians to feign ignorance and try to conceal inconvenient truths.
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