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Sentence #268037

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 DJ_Saidez DJ_Saidez October 30, 2021 October 30, 2021 at 6:27:44 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I've heard of "make believe", but in the sense of playing, not exactly in feigning.
In this context I'd say "pretended".

sundown sundown October 30, 2021 October 30, 2021 at 11:49:36 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

You could also use (in British English, at least) the phrasal verb "to make out", e.g. "The boy made out that he was too ill to go to school."

https://www.collinsdictionary.c...glish/make-out
(3. phrasal verb)

DJ_Saidez DJ_Saidez October 31, 2021 October 31, 2021 at 4:37:46 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

In American English, make out means to kiss (among other things). :)

sundown sundown October 31, 2021 October 31, 2021 at 9:50:24 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

> In American English, make out means to kiss (among other things). :)

I know. :)

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The boy made believe he was too ill to go to school.

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➜ #425478Le garçon m'a fait croire qu'il était trop malade pour aller à l'école.

linked by Scott, July 12, 2010
➜ #425488Il ragazzo mi ha fatto credere che era troppo malato per andare a scuola.

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➜ #2462173O garoto fez com que acreditassem que ele estava doente demais para ir à escola.

linked by MarlonX19, May 28, 2013
➜ #10471150Der Junge tat so, als wäre er zu krank, um zur Schule zu gehen.

linked by Pfirsichbaeumchen, October 30, 2021
➜ #12613330De jongen deed alsof hij te ziek was om naar school te gaan.

linked by PaulP, July 30, 2024
➜ #12613250La knabo ŝajnigis esti tro malsana por iri al lernejo.

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