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"To pretend" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Mar 25, 2017 (see all)
притворя́ться
[ pree-tva-ryá-tsa ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Instumental
Perfective - притвори́ться
to feign, to pretend, to act, to simulate
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Examples of "To pretend" in Russian

  • Он притвори́лся спя́щим.

    on pree-tva-réel-sya spyá-scheem

    He pretended to be asleep.

  • Она́ притвори́лась, что ничего́ не слы́шала.

    a-na pree-tva-rée-las', chto nee-chee-vo nye slý-sha-la

    She pretended not to hear anything.

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Same stem words

раствори́ться [ras-tva-rée-tsa] Verb , perfective
to dissolve; to open, to swing open

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