Sõna play possum tõlge inglise-soome

to feign death; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lie low
to feign sleep, illness, etc
to dissemble or to feign ignorance; to disguise or conceal something in order to deceive

Thinking fast, we played possum, hoping the bear wouldnt bother us.
The soldier played possum, fooling the sniper.
To keep the focus away from his client, the lawyer basically played possum during the entire complex trial, and his tactic paid off with an acquittal.
When we used to get home late at night, I would play possum so my daddy would carry me inside and put me in bed.

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