Sentence examples of "pretended" in English with translation "faire semblant"

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He pretended not to know me. Il fit semblant de ne pas me connaître.
He pretended not to hear me. Il fit semblant de ne pas m'entendre.
She pretended not to hear me. Elle faisait semblant de ne pas m'entendre.
He pretended to be a stupid man. Il faisait semblant d'être un idiot.
Stop pretending to not understand. Arrête de faire semblant de ne pas comprendre.
He pretends to know everything. Il fait semblant de tout savoir.
Let's pretend we are aliens. Faisons semblant d'être des extraterrestres.
Let's pretend we are ninjas. Faisons semblant d'être des ninjas.
I tried to pretend I was something I wasn't. J'essayais de faire semblant d'être quelque chose que je n'étais pas.
He pretends to be enthusiastic when his boss is around. Il fait semblant d'être enthousiaste lorsque son patron est dans le coin.
It's no use pretending to make me believe that I believe things you don't believe! Ce n'est pas la peine de faire semblant de me faire croire que je crois des choses que tu ne crois pas !
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