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

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It is no use pretending you know nothing about it. Es ist nutzlos, vorzugeben, dass Sie nichts davon wissen.
He pretended to be a doctor. Er gab vor, Arzt zu sein.
It is clear that he pretended to be ill. Es ist offensichtlich, dass er vorgab krank zu sein.
He pretended not to hear me. Er gab vor, mich nicht zu hören.
She pretended that she was sick. Sie gab vor, krank zu sein.
She pretended to know nothing about it. Sie gab vor, nichts darüber zu wissen.
Tom pretended to not hear a thing. Tom gab vor, nichts zu hören.
He pretended that he was a lawyer. Er gab vor, Anwalt zu sein.
She pretended that she knew nothing about it. Sie gab vor, nichts darüber zu wissen.
Tom pretended not to know Mary's email address. Tom gab vor, Marys Emailadresse nicht zu kennen.
I pretended not to understand what he was saying. Ich gab vor, nicht zu verstehen, was er sagte.
The boy pretended he could read, but he was holding the book upside down. Der Junge gab vor, lesen zu können, aber er hielt das Buch falsch herum.
Stop pretending to not understand. Hör auf so zu tun, als ob du nicht verstehen würdest.
She was only pretending to be asleep. Sie gab nur vor, zu schlafen.
It's no use pretending to make me believe that I believe things you don't believe! Das ist die Mühe nicht wert, so zu tun, als würdest du mich dazu bringen, zu glauben, dass ich Dinge glaube, die du nicht glaubst.
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