ふりをする
Meanings
Expression
Verb (する)
Usually written in kana
1. to pretend
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Composed of
① 振ること。② 外から見える動作・態度などで、内心の感情や意思をかくすためによそおったもの。③ しぐさ、おこない。④ 演劇・舞踊などの所作。⑤ 旅館・料理屋などで予約や紹介が無いこと。⑥ 女物の和服で袖付けから袖下までの縫い合わせない部分。⑦ ぼけとつっこみを準備する前ふり。
Examples (20 in total)
He pretended not to be listening.
I pretended to be working.
I pretended to be listening.
Let's pretend that we're soldiers.
She pretended to be a student.
Stop pretending to not understand.
I pretended I didn't understand French.
He pretended not to know me.
She pretended not to hear him.
I could tell he was only pretending to read.
She acted like a real baby.
Tom pretended to be Mary's friend.
I pretended not to understand what he was saying.
When her mother came, she pretended to be studying.
Even though I witnessed the incident, I pretended not to have seen anything.
One of them is an actor, who is going to pretend to murder someone.
Beth argued that Sally was only pretending to be innocent.
He hid his emotions and pretended to be enthusiastic.
The boy pretended he could read, but he was holding the book upside down.
She acted as if she knew nothing about it.