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eles fingiram

pretended

→ fingir
fing pretend; feign + ir Infinitive (third conjugation) + am they past tense
verb · third plural · past indicative Rare #33,197
pretended Simple past (eles/elas/vocês) of "fingir".
PO: Eles fingiram que não ouviram a pergunta.
EN: They pretended they didn't hear the question.
Conjugation of fingir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First fingi fingimos
Third fingiu fingiram
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third — fingiram

Me pergunto por que Tom e Mary fingiram não entender francês.

I wonder why Tom and Mary pretended not to understand French.

Maria e Alice fingiram que eram irmãs.

Maria and Alice pretended to be sisters.

É, uns caras fingiram ser tiras.

Yeah, some guys pretended to be cops.

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

Os alunos fingiram que não conseguiam ouvir a professora.

The students pretended they couldn't hear the teacher.

Tom e Maria fingiram ser marido e mulher.

Tom and Maria pretended to be husband and wife.

Os alunos fingiram que não conseguiam ouvir o professor.

The students pretended they couldn't hear the teacher.

Fingiram não saber.

They pretended not to know.