pretend

But they had pretended not to know each other.
Ils avaient fait semblant de ne pas se connaître.
The other parties had pretended to accept the plan, while expressing reservations on certain substantive aspects.
Les autres parties ont prétendu accepter le plan, tout en émettant des réserves sur certaines questions de fond.
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