"faire semblant" meaning in French

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          "english": "He pretended to be asleep so as not to be disturbed.",
          "text": "Il a fait semblant de dormir pour ne pas être dérangé.",
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          "english": "I sometimes pretend to have supernatural powers, either to amuse myself, or to frighten strangers.",
          "text": "Je fais parfois semblant d’avoir des pouvoirs surnaturels, soit pour m’amuser, soit pour inquiéter les étrangers.",
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          "ref": "2018, Zaz, On s'en remet jamais:",
          "text": "Est-ce que tu crois qu’on s’en remet ? On vit avec, on fait semblant. Peut-être qu’on s’en remet jamais. On s’en remet jamais vraiment.",
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          "english": "Then I pretend to forget everything",
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          "text": "Alors j’ fais semblant d’ tout oublier",
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        "to pretend"
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        "(transitive) to pretend [with de (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’ or que (+ clause) ‘that ...’]"
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          "word": "faire comme si"
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          "word": "faire mine de"
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          "word": "feindre"
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          "english": "Then I pretend to forget everything",
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