faire semblant — meaning in English

English meaning

• pretend verb To act as if something is true or real when it isn't, in order to deceive or as part of play.

Senses

faire semblant is used for these senses in English:

• pretend Not really what it is represented as being; imaginary, feigned.
• pretend (intransitive, or, with 'that' clause, or, 'to' infinitive) To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. [from 14th c.]
• pretend (transitive, obsolete) To intend; to design, to plot; to attempt.

pretend — full definition

1. verb To act as if something is true or real when it isn't, in order to deceive or as part of play.
2. adj Not genuine; imaginary or made up as part of a game.

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