напустить на себя вид

• НАПУСКАТЬ/НАПУСТИТЬ НА СЕБЯ ВИД какой{{}}

[VP; subj: human]

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⇒ (to try) to look a certain way (as denoted by the modifier):

- X напустил на себя{{}}[AdjP] вид{{}}≈ X took <put> on a [AdjP] expression;

- X assumed a look <an air> of [NP denoting the same quality as the Russian AdjP];

- X pretended to be [AdjP].

     ♦ ...Он, С жадностью ловя каждое слово [тёщи], напускал на себя уныло-спокойный и даже рассеянный вид, отчего тёща скрытно негодовала... (Трифонов 1). ... As he greedily took in her [his mother-in-law's] every word, he would take on a calmly subdued and even absentminded expression which his mother-in-law secretly resented (1a).

     ♦ Тут Ляля насторожилась, хотя напустила на себя равнодушный вид (Трифонов 1). Though she assumed a look of indifference, Lyalya listened with interest... (1a).