Usage examples of "fit semblant" in French with translation to English

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Il fit semblant de ne pas me connaître. He pretended not to know me.
Il fit semblant de ne pas m'entendre. He pretended not to hear me.
Fais semblant d'être moi. Pretend you're me.
Fais semblant que tu es moi. Pretend you're me.
Faisons semblant d'être des extraterrestres. Let's pretend we are aliens.
Il fait semblant de tout savoir. He pretends to know everything.
Il faisait semblant d'être un idiot. He pretended to be a stupid man.
Arrêtez de faire semblant de ne pas comprendre. Stop pretending to not understand.
Arrête de faire semblant de ne pas comprendre. Stop pretending to not understand.
Elle faisait semblant de ne pas m'entendre. She pretended not to hear me.
Fred fit peindre la barrière par son petit frère. Fred had his little brother paint the fence.
Il faisait semblant de ne pas pouvoir entendre ce que je lui disais. He affected not to hear me.
Le roi le fit pair du royaume. The king created him a peer.
Tu fais semblant de me connaître ; c'est la première fois que nous nous rencontrons. You're acting like you know me; this is the first time we're meeting!
Se sentant fatigué de marcher dans la campagne, il fit une sieste. Feeling tired from walking in the countryside, he took a nap.
Cet étudiant fait parfois semblant d'être malade. That student sometimes affect illness.
Tom ne fit que jeter un coup d’œil aux gros titres. Tom only glanced at the headlines.
Elle fait semblant de dormir, c'est pour ça qu'elle ne ronfle pas. She's faking sleep. That's why she's not snoring.
Elle fit clairement comprendre qu'elle voulait l'épouser. She made it plain that she wanted to marry him.
Je ne parle qu'un semblant de japonais. I only speak a smattering of Japanese.
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