they pretended
Fingieron no saberlo.
They pretended not to know.
Tom y Mary fingieron ser marido y mujer.
Tom and Mary pretended to be husband and wife.
Ustedes fingieron entender el poema de Mary.
You pretended to understand Mary's poem.
Fingieron ser policías.
They pretended to be police officers.
— Mystic River (2003)
Los alumnos fingieron que no podían oír al profesor.
The students pretended they couldn't hear the teacher.