He pretended that he was sick and took the day off.
*He pretended that he was sick and took the day off.
To pretend means behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not.
For example:"I closed my eyes and pretended I was asleep."
*He pretended that he was sick and took the day off.
(彼は病気であるふりをして一日休みました)
"Pretend"とはふりをして何かを見せかけるという意味です。
例:"I closed my eyes and pretended I was asleep."
(私は目を閉じて寝ているふりをしました)
He claimed he was ill but that's not true - and he took a day off
He lied about being ill and took the day off
He skived off by faking illness
To skive (off) means to avoid work or a duty by staying away or leaving early. For example, children sometimes skive off school. In that case, the children are skiving.
If you fake something it means that you pretend to do, or mimic something.
'He skived off by faking illness'.
example
"i saw him last night and he was fine, he is skiving".
or
"he's throwing a sickie".
or
"i don't think he is ill, he is faking it".
例
"I saw him last night and he was fine, he is skiving".(昨日彼を見かけたけれど、元気でした。仮病でしょう。)
あるいは
"He's throwing a sickie".(彼は病気のふりをしているのでしょう。)
または
"I don't think he is ill, he is faking it".(彼が病気だとは思いません、彼は病気のふりをしているのです。)
He feigned sickness in order to get a day off work!
Feigned...Pretended ...IE to pretend to have a particular feeling, or problem.
This is usually play acting for a benefit of some kind, ...
"He feigned sickness in order to get a day off work!"
Feigned、Pretendedは「~のふりをした」という意味です。 すなわち、ある気分や問題があるふりをすることという意味です
これはたいてい得をするために演じられます。
"He feigned sickness in order to get a day off work!"
彼は仕事を休むために仮病を使った。