Sentence examples of "pretending" in English

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Translations: all46 fingir41 pretender2 aparentar1 other translations2

Stop pretending and confess the truth. Dejá de fingir y confesá la verdad.

She's just pretending to sleep; that's why she's not snoring. Ella tan sólo finge dormir; es por eso que no está roncando.

You're a good actor, pretending you were late because you don't feel well. Eres buen actor, fingiendo llegar tarde porque no te sentías bien.

Tom pretended he was sick. Tom fingió que estaba enfermo.

She pretended that she was sick. Pretendió estar enferma.

He pretended to be a doctor. Él aparentaba ser doctor.

Tom pretended he was asleep. Tom fingió que estaba dormido.

Tom politely pretended not to notice that Mary had been crying. Educadamente, Tom pretendió no notar que Mary había estado llorando.

Let's pretend we are ninjas. Finjamos que somos ninjas.

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

She pretended not to hear me. Ella fingía no oírme.

Tom pretended he had a gun. Tom fingió que tenía un arma.

Tom pretended not to be afraid. Tom fingió no tener miedo.

I can't pretend to like him. No puedo fingir que me gusta.

I don't pretend to love him. No finjo quererle.

Let's pretend that we are soldiers. Finjamos que somos soldados.

Don't pretend you don't know. No finjas que no sabes.

She pretended to know nothing about it. Ella fingió no saber nada al respecto.

He hid his emotions and pretended enthusiasm. Él ocultó sus emociones y fingía entusiasmo.

Tom pretended not to know the answer. Tom fingió no saber la respuesta.

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