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finta di niente

pretend nothing happened

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phrase Rare #29,261
pretend nothing happened Used when someone acts as if they didn’t notice something, or as if an event had not happened.
IT: Quando gli ho chiesto del messaggio, ha fatto finta di niente.
EN: When I asked him about the message, he pretended nothing had happened.

Non fate finta di niente.

Don't pretend nothing happened.

— Roma (2018)

Ho fatto finta di niente.

I pretended nothing had happened.

— Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Ha fatto finta di niente e se n'è andato come se nulla fosse successo.

He pretended nothing had happened and walked away as if nothing had happened.

Facciamo finta di niente o no?

Are we going to pretend nothing is happening or not?

— Hamnet - Nel nome del figlio (2025)

Ho chiamato, ma ha fatto finta di niente!

I called, but he pretended nothing was happening!

— Psyco (1960)