Pretended (fr. Feignit)
Translation into English
Oscar feignit de n’avoir pas entendu, le monstre!
Oscar pretended not to hear, the monster!
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1 Il feignit donc de ne pas manger, afin d’attirer son attention.
So he pretended not to eat, in order to get his attention.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1 Ayant appris ce qu’il désirait, M. de Charlus feignit de mépriser Bloch.
Having learned what he wanted, M. de Charlus pretended to despise Bloch.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1 Du Roy, pour taquiner sa femme, feignit de n’en rien croire.
Du Roy, in order to draw out his wife, pretended not to believe it.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1 L’infirmière souhaitait poursuivre la conversation mais Veronika feignit de se rendormir.
The nurse tried to continue the conversation, but Veronika pretended to be asleep.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1 Il feignit de ne pas remarquer les deux étrangers.
He feigned not to notice the two strangers.
Example taken from data source: Tatoeba_v2022-03-03 Ses compagnons de route furent tous abattus mais Rauter feignit la mort et survécut.
His fellow passengers were all killed, but Rauter feigned death and survived.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1 Synonyms
- faire semblant
- illusionner
- prétendre
- simuler