La Palabra del Día: "disimular"
disimular (dee-see-moo-lahr')
verb ( hide, conceal; pretend )
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Examples:
1. No disimules que lo sé todo.
Don't bother pretending, I already know everything.
2. Por más que tratara de disimularlo, todos se dieron cuenta que ella se había hecho cirugía plástica.
As much as she tried to hide it, everyone knew she had had plastic surgery.
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¡Disimula, disimula, que nos están mirando!
Act normal, act normal, we're being watched!
Some things are just not possible to hide.
Algunas cosas simplemente no es posible disimularlas.
Los niños les gusta disimularse.
Children like to hide.
Si quieres sobrevivir en este mundo, es bueno aprender el arte de disimular.
If one wants to survive in this world, it's good to learn the art of disguise.
En la oficina trataron de disimular sus verdaderos sentimientos hacia el otro.
In the office they tried to conceal their true feelings for each other.
Disimulaba que la torta estuvo sabrosa, para que su nueva esposa pensaría que fuera iba a pensar que era una buena cocinera.
w/Cae's additional help: Él estaba fingiendo que el pastel esta delicioso, así su nueva esposa pensaría que era una buena cocinera.
He was pretending that the cake was tasty, so that his new wife would think that she was a good cook.
Es una triste realidad que trata de disimular su verdadera apariencia aplicando demasiado maquillaje, como muchas otras chicas.
It's a sad fact that she tries to conceal her true appearance by applying too much makeup, like many other girls.
No se puede disimular toda su vida.
You can't hide all of your life.
If one person in a relationship hides something, there will be problems in the future.
Si una persona en una relación oculta algo, habrá problemas en el futuro.
"Bueno, cuando dije que no tuve relaciones sexuales con esa mujer, no estaba disimulando nada. Lo que hicimos con nosotros no era considerado como las relaciones sexuales. Por eso, nunca les mentí."
"Well now, when I said that I did not have sexual relations with that woman, I wasn't hiding anything. What we did with each other did not count as sexual relations. Therefore, I never lied to you."
No te preocupes por el agujero. Podemos disimularlo con una alfombra.
Don´t worry about the hole. We can cover it with a rug.
Disimula, que nos están mirando
Act normal, we're being watched
Muchas personas tratan disimular cuantos años tienen pero no entiendo. Estoy orgulloso de todos años tengo vivía.
Many people try to hide how old they are, but I don't understand. I am proud of all of the years that I have lived.
¿Quien fue el tonto que dicho ,vamos a esconder aquí?
No podemos disimular en una casa para gallos.
Who was the fool that said, let's hide in here ?
We cannot hide in a house for roosters .
Él no disimulaba preocuparse por sus músculos ser visto o no.
He did not pretend to worry about his muscles being seen or not.
