Russian-English translations for притворя́ться

• affect
  The experience affected me deeply
  The heat of the sunlight affected the speed of the chemical reaction
  He was deeply affected by the tragic ending of the play
• dissemble
• fake
  Which fur coat looks fake?
  to fake a marriage
  to fake happiness
• feign
  The pupil feigned sickness on the day of his exam.
  They feigned her signature on the cheque.
  He feigned that he had gone home at the appointed time.
• pretend
  As children we used to go on "spying" missions around the neighbours house, but it was all pretend.
• purport
  He purports himself to be an international man of affairs.
  He purported to become an international man of affairs.
• sham
  It was only a sham wedding: they didnt care much for one another, but wanted their parents to stop hassling them
  The time-share deal was a sham
  A con-man must be skilled in the arts of sham and deceit