to pretend, to feign
Podríamos fingir como si no hubiera pasado nada.
We could pretend as if nothing had happened.
Además, la madre no quiere que su hija tenga que fingir en la entrevista.
Furthermore, the mother doesn't want her daughter to have to pretend in the interview.
— Familia en renta (2025)
Traté de fingir ser algo que no era.
I tried to pretend to be something I wasn't.