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Je vais faire semblant

I will pretend

Language note: Useful for playacting or indicating deceit.

Culture note: French culture often involves layered communication, sometimes requiring subtlety.

Context: The second soldier devises a plan: I will pretend to create a distraction.

Word-by-Word Breakdown

[zhuh]

First person singular pronoun.

Je vais faire semblant d'être touché.

I am going to pretend to be hit.

vais

[veh]

am going

Indicates intention or future action.

Je vais faire semblant de tirer.

I am going to pretend to shoot.

faire

[fehr]

to do

Indicates performing an action.

Je vais faire semblant pour leurrer.

I am going to pretend to decoy.

semblant

[sahm-blahn]

pretending

To simulate or fake an action.

Je vais faire semblant pour distraire.

I am going to pretend to distract.

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