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French
Pronunciation
Verb
faire semblant
- (transitive) to pretend
- Synonyms: faire comme si, faire mine de, feindre, simuler
Il a fait semblant de dormir pour ne pas être dérangé.- He pretended to be asleep so as not to be disturbed.
Je fais parfois semblant d’avoir des pouvoirs surnaturels, soit pour m’amuser, soit pour inquiéter les étrangers.- I sometimes pretend to have supernatural powers, either to amuse myself, or to frighten strangers.
2018, Zaz, On s'en remet jamais:Est-ce que tu crois qu’on s’en remet ? On vit avec, on fait semblant. Peut-être qu’on s’en remet jamais. On s’en remet jamais vraiment.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2018, Zaz, Résigne-moi:Alors j’ fais semblant d’ tout oublier- Then I pretend to forget everything
Usage notes
When the feigned action is specified, it is usually introduced by the preposition de. Somewhat less commonly, a feigned situation may be indicated in a locution starting with the conjunction que.