hacerse el sueco

Language: es

1.
SpainLatin AmericaGeneral Spanishcolloquialinformal
- To pretend not to hear or understand in order to avoid responding or taking responsibility.
- To feign ignorance or indifference when confronted with a request, accusation, or obligation.
2.
SpainGeneral Spanishcolloquialinformal
- To deliberately ignore a situation or refuse to get involved by acting as if one is unaware.

Examples:

ES: Díganle que no va a poder hacerse el sueco.
EN: Tell him he's not gonna welsh out on it!
ES: Cuando acusé al moderador de hacerse el sueco y tuve que disculparme con Suecia.
EN: It's a big government. That time I accused the Speaker of welshing on committee assignments and had to apologize to the Welsh people?

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