Usage examples of "pretending" in English with translation to French

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Stop pretending to not understand. Arrête de faire semblant de ne pas comprendre.
There is no point in pretending to be sick. Il n'y a aucun intérêt à feindre la maladie.
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 !
He pretends to know everything. Il fait semblant de tout savoir.
He pretends to be deaf. Il prétend être sourd.
He pretended ignorance, which made me still more angry. Il a feint l'ignorance, ce qui m'a mise encore plus en colère.
Let's pretend we are ninjas. Faisons semblant d'être des ninjas.
Both sons pretended to the throne. Les deux fils prétendaient au trône.
Everyone knows on one level or another what is right and what is wrong; some pretend they don't. Chacun sait à un niveau ou un autre, ce que sont le bien et le mal ; certains feignent de l'ignorer.
Let's pretend we are aliens. Faisons semblant d'être des extraterrestres.
He pretended to be a doctor. Il prétendait être un docteur.
She pretended not to hear me. Elle faisait semblant de ne pas m'entendre.
I don't pretend to understand women. Je ne prétends pas comprendre les femmes.
He pretended not to know me. Il fit semblant de ne pas me connaître.
He pretended that he was a lawyer. Il a prétendu être avocat.
He pretended not to hear me. Il fit semblant de ne pas m'entendre.
I don't pretend to understand global warming. Je ne prétends pas comprendre le réchauffement climatique.
He pretended to be a stupid man. Il faisait semblant d'être un idiot.
He pretends that he's a stranger here. Il prétend ne pas être du coin.
I tried to pretend I was something I wasn't. J'essayais de faire semblant d'être quelque chose que je n'étais pas.
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