Sentence examples of "pretend" in English
If you should meet a bear, pretend to be dead.
Se dovessi incontrare un orso, fa' finta d'essere morto.
He pretended ignorance, which made me still more angry.
Fece finta di non sapere niente, il che mi fece arrabbiare ancora di più.
Tom pretended not to know anything about the situation.
Tom fece finta di non sapere niente della situazione.
Tom hates it when Mary pretends to understand sports.
Tom odia quando Mary finge di capire gli sport.
While I was coming home I saw him, but he pretended that he hadn't seen me.
Mentre ritornavo a casa lo rividi, ma lui fece finta di non avermi vista.
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