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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