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Portuguese

fingir

English

pretend

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Examples of how to use "fingir" in Portuguese

Portuguese
Ele fingiu estar doente.
English
He pretended to be sick.
Portuguese
Eu finjo que não sei nada.
English
I pretend I don't know anything.
Portuguese
Ontem ela fingiu estar doente.
English
Yesterday she pretended to be sick.
Portuguese
Quando eu era criança fingia dormir.
English
When I was a child, I pretended to be asleep.
Portuguese
Amanhã nós fingiremos surpresa na festa.
English
Tomorrow we will pretend to be surprised at the party.
Portuguese
Se ele soubesse, fingiria não ter visto.
English
If he knew, he would pretend not to have seen.

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Ele fingiu estar doente.

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