Sentence examples of "vorzugeben" in German with translation "pretend"

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Es ist nutzlos, vorzugeben, dass Sie nichts davon wissen. It is no use pretending you know nothing about it.

Sie gab vor, krank zu sein. She pretended that she was sick.

Er gab vor, Arzt zu sein. He pretended to be a doctor.

Er gab vor, Anwalt zu sein. He pretended that he was a lawyer.

Tom gab vor, nichts zu hören. Tom pretended to not hear a thing.

Sie gab vor, unschuldig zu sein. She pretended innocence.

Sie gaben vor nichts zu wissen. They pretended ignorance.

Er gab vor, mich nicht zu hören. He pretended not to hear me.

Sie gab vor, nichts darüber zu wissen. She pretended that she knew nothing about it.

Tom gab vor, Marys Emailadresse nicht zu kennen. Tom pretended not to know Mary's email address.

Ich gab vor, nicht zu verstehen, was er sagte. I pretended not to understand what he was saying.

Es ist offensichtlich, dass er vorgab krank zu sein. It is clear that he pretended to be ill.

Tom gab vor, nicht zu wissen, wie man zu Marias Schule kommt. Tom pretended not to know how to get to Mary's school.

Der Junge gab vor, lesen zu können, aber er hielt das Buch falsch herum. The boy pretended he could read, but he was holding the book upside down.

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