Usage examples of "pretend" in English with translation to Portuguese

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Let's pretend we are ninjas. Vamos fingir que somos ninjas.

Let's pretend we are aliens. Vamos fingir que somos alienígenas.

I don't pretend to understand women. Eu não finjo entender as mulheres.

One of them is an actor, who is going to pretend to murder someone. Um deles é um ator que vai fingir que mata alguém.

Tom pretended to not hear a thing. Tom fingiu que não ouviu nada.

He pretended not to know the answer. Ele fingiu que não sabia a resposta.

My dog often pretends to be asleep. Meu cachorro sempre finge que está dormindo.

My brother pretended to be working very hard. Meu irmão fingiu estar trabalhando muito duro.

Tom pretended not to know where to go. Tom fingiu não saber para onde ia.

He pretended ignorance, which made me still more angry. Ele fingiu ignorância sobre o assunto o que me deixou ainda mais zangado.

Tom pretended not to know why he was there. Tom fingiu não saber por que estava lá.

I pretended not to understand what he was saying. Eu fingi não entender o que ele estava dizendo.

You need to stop pretending that you don't care. Você precisa parar de fingir que não se importa.

It is no use pretending you know nothing about it. Não adianta fingir que você não sabe nada sobre isso.

Whenever he sees me, he pretends he doesn't know me. Sempre que me vê, finge que não me conhece.

The boy pretended that he was too sick to go to school. O garoto fingiu que ele estava doente demais para ir à escola.

While I was coming home I saw him, but he pretended that he hadn't seen me. Enquanto eu estava voltando para casa eu o vi, mas ele fingiu que não me viu.

It's no use pretending to make me believe that I believe things you don't believe! Não há porque fingir para me fazer acreditar que eu acredito em coisas que você não acredita!

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