faire semblant

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faire semblant

  • \fɛʁ sɑ̃.blɑ̃\

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Composé de faire et de semblant.

verb

  1. Feindre ; simuler. Milady regardait par la fenêtre, et fit semblant de ne pas entendre la porte qui s’ouvrait.

Similar: faire comme si, faire genre, faire style

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In English

  • pretend 1. (intransitive or with 'that' clause or 'to' infinitive) To speak or behave so

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@misc{faire_semblant_2026,
  title = {faire semblant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/faire%20semblant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}