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af·fec·ta·tion [ˌæfekˈteɪʃən] N pej

affectation

Vortäuschung f

..., he said with an affectation of nonchalance

affectation

Affektiertheit f pej

affectation

Verstellung f

..., he said with an affectation of nonchalance

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Nick suffers from light dementia, and that affectation was dealt with thoughtfully throughout the series. en.wikipedia.org

He doesn't need the eye patch, of course; it's just an affectation. en.wikipedia.org

Gym is a forceful, swaggering man who carries a katana as an affectation. en.wikipedia.org

And this does not mean the usual affectation of the stage, the pedantic, artificial care for sound effects, for the virile imposture of the voice. en.wikipedia.org

From this time dates her affectation of the title of baroness. en.wikipedia.org

He despairs of her ridiculous affectations, social-climbing aspirations and constant embarrassing attempts in company to show herself as an elegant, cultured sophisticate. en.wikipedia.org

He focused on the curvature of his designs, believing that the forms he produced were highly practical and not artistic affectations. en.wikipedia.org

The gracefulness, elegance, ethereal quality, and other affectations of classical ballet are eliminated. en.wikipedia.org

Considering the slight affectations, previous to the generation of observable lesions at necropsy, the percentage should be higher. en.wikipedia.org

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