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I had to pretend to be satisfied, for the position of John S. wasn't so strong as to allow him to take liberties.
J’ai dû faire semblant d’être satisfait, car ma situation n’était pas assez solide pour me permettre de prendre des libertés…
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
«It is vain for a coquette to pretend to religion; its practice involves hypocrisy, falsehood, and deception-everything that is mean-everything that is debasing.
Il faut des efforts pénibles et réitérés ; encore seront-ils presque toujours infructueux, à moins que la religion ne vienne à notre aide et n’oppose à l’orgueil humain, qui se révolte et nous entraîne, son humilité divine.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
One must pretend to obey, with a person of that sort, but that doesn't prevent our amusing ourselves all the same! "
Faut avoir l'air d'obéir, avec une particulière de cette espèce, et ça n'empêche pas, on rigole tout de même!
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Octave felt rather embarrassed on catching sight of Valerie; what line of conduct should he pursue? ought he speak to her or pretend not to see her?
Octave éprouva un embarras, en apercevant Valérie: comment agirait-il tout à l'heure? lui parlerait-il ou feindrait-il de ne pas la voir?
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
And the old man would pretend to be deafer than usual and look on with an air of contented imbecility.
Et le sourd se faisait plus dur d’oreille, il prenait un air d’imbécile heureux.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
One must go for it, upright, right to the end, and not pretend to do it in a fanciful uniform.
Il faut donc y aller tout droit, jusqu’au bout, et non pas faire semblant de le faire, avec un uniforme de fantaisie.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
But I won't pretend that I'm not considerable scared at the prospect.'
Mais je ne vous cache pas que cette perspective m’effraie considérablement.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
«Oh! I do not pretend that Berthe is right; what she has done is simply idiotic; and she won't lose anything by waiting. I shall let her know what I think of it.
Oh! je ne donne pas raison à Berthe; c'est idiot, sa machine; et elle ne perdra pas pour attendre, je lui dirai ma façon de voir....
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Claude at once recognised the rap, and felt so upset at the mishap that he overturned a chair. After that it was impossible to pretend to be out.
Tout de suite, lui reconnut cette façon de s’annoncer, si bouleversé de l’aventure, qu’il en renversa une chaise: impossible maintenant de ne pas répondre.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
But they pretend that it doesn't concern them, that they already make large enough reductions on the pilgrimage tickets, and that they can't enter into any questions of people dying."
ils prétendent que ça ne les regarde pas, qu’ils font déjà d’assez grosses réductions sur les billets de pèlerinage, sans entrer dans les histoires des gens qui meurent. »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
"You think like that to-night because the wine has made you sad, but you would never have the patience that you pretend to."
– Vous pensez comme cela ce soir, parce que vous avez le vin triste, mais vous n'auriez pas la patience dont vous vous vantez.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
' Let's pretend not to see him.'
N'ayons pas l'air, n'est-ce pas?»
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
"I don't pretend to be graceful, though I try to be neat.
Je reconnais que je manque de grâce, tout en m'efforçant d'être propre.
James, Henri / Washington SquareJames, Henri / Washington Square (L'Heritiere)
Washington Square (L'Heritiere)
James, Henri
© Editions Denoël, 1953
Washington Square
James, Henri
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
I pretend so well that I very quickly fall asleep, overcome by that deep slumber of the small hours that follows a sleepless night.
Je le feins si bien que très vite je m'endors, pris dans ce violent sommeil du petit matin après une nuit blanche.
Makine, Andreï / Music of a LifeMakine, Andreï / La musique d'une vie
La musique d'une vie
Makine, Andreï
© 2001 by Andrei Makine
Music of a Life
Makine, Andreï
© 2002 by Geoffrey Strachan
© 2001 by Andreï Makine
I do not pretend to account for these things, but I think it the duty of all to believe in them."
Je ne prétends pas expliquer ces choses, mais je pense qu’il est du devoir de tous d’y croire.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981

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pretend

verb
Basic forms
Pastpretended
Imperativepretend
Present Participle (Participle I)pretending
Past Participle (Participle II)pretended
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I pretendwe pretend
you pretendyou pretend
he/she/it pretendsthey pretend
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am pretendingwe are pretending
you are pretendingyou are pretending
he/she/it is pretendingthey are pretending
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have pretendedwe have pretended
you have pretendedyou have pretended
he/she/it has pretendedthey have pretended
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been pretendingwe have been pretending
you have been pretendingyou have been pretending
he/she/it has been pretendingthey have been pretending
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I pretendedwe pretended
you pretendedyou pretended
he/she/it pretendedthey pretended
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was pretendingwe were pretending
you were pretendingyou were pretending
he/she/it was pretendingthey were pretending
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had pretendedwe had pretended
you had pretendedyou had pretended
he/she/it had pretendedthey had pretended
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been pretendingwe had been pretending
you had been pretendingyou had been pretending
he/she/it had been pretendingthey had been pretending
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will pretendwe shall/will pretend
you will pretendyou will pretend
he/she/it will pretendthey will pretend
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be pretendingwe shall/will be pretending
you will be pretendingyou will be pretending
he/she/it will be pretendingthey will be pretending
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have pretendedwe shall/will have pretended
you will have pretendedyou will have pretended
he/she/it will have pretendedthey will have pretended
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been pretendingwe shall/will have been pretending
you will have been pretendingyou will have been pretending
he/she/it will have been pretendingthey will have been pretending
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would pretendwe should/would pretend
you would pretendyou would pretend
he/she/it would pretendthey would pretend
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be pretendingwe should/would be pretending
you would be pretendingyou would be pretending
he/she/it would be pretendingthey would be pretending
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have pretendedwe should/would have pretended
you would have pretendedyou would have pretended
he/she/it would have pretendedthey would have pretended
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been pretendingwe should/would have been pretending
you would have been pretendingyou would have been pretending
he/she/it would have been pretendingthey would have been pretending
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am pretendedwe are pretended
you are pretendedyou are pretended
he/she/it is pretendedthey are pretended
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being pretendedwe are being pretended
you are being pretendedyou are being pretended
he/she/it is being pretendedthey are being pretended
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been pretendedwe have been pretended
you have been pretendedyou have been pretended
he/she/it has been pretendedthey have been pretended
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was pretendedwe were pretended
you were pretendedyou were pretended
he/she/it was pretendedthey were pretended
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being pretendedwe were being pretended
you were being pretendedyou were being pretended
he/she/it was being pretendedthey were being pretended
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been pretendedwe had been pretended
you had been pretendedyou had been pretended
he/she/it had been pretendedthey had been pretended
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be pretendedwe shall/will be pretended
you will be pretendedyou will be pretended
he/she/it will be pretendedthey will be pretended
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been pretendedwe shall/will have been pretended
you will have been pretendedyou will have been pretended
he/she/it will have been pretendedthey will have been pretended