hacerse el pato: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  Latin AmericainformalcolloquialMachine
  • To feign ignorance or incapacity to avoid doing something or to evade responsibility; to play dumb.

  Examples

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  • Cuando le pedí ayuda con el proyecto, Juan se hizo el pato y no respondió nada.

    When I asked Juan for help with the project, he played dumb and didn't respond at all.

  • No te hagas el pato, sabes perfectamente que tienes que cumplir con tus responsabilidades.

    Don't pretend to be clueless, you know perfectly well that you have to fulfill your responsibilities.

  • Ella se hizo el pato para evitar confrontar a su jefe sobre el error cometido en el informe.

    She played dumb to avoid confronting her boss about the mistake made in the report.