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No. 5,537 in Polish

udawać

"Udawać" means "to pretend" or "to imitate."

In a sentence

  • Udawałem, że znam odpowiedź na pytanie.

    I pretended to know the answer to the question.

    Here, 'udawać' means 'to pretend' or 'to feign'.

  • Udawało mu się zawsze znaleźć rozwiązanie.

    He always managed to find a solution.

    In this context, 'udawać się' means 'to succeed' or 'to manage'.

  • Nie udawaj, że nic się nie stało.

    Don't pretend that nothing happened.

    Again, 'udawać' is used in the sense of 'to pretend', emphasizing a false representation or concealment of facts.

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