Translation for "aparentar indiferencia" to english

Aparentar indiferencia

• appear indifferent
• nonchalant

Translation examples

appear indifferent

A pesar del esfuerzo que hacía por aparentar indiferencia, Lily percibió que le dolía admitirlo.
In spite of his efforts to appear indifferent, Lily could see that the admission hurt him.

Luxa trató de aparentar indiferencia, pero sus manos, ávidas por encender y apagar la bombilla, la traicionaban.
Luxa tried to appear indifferent, but her fingers worked the light switch eagerly.

Autje y Neitje, pese a ser expertas en aparentar indiferencia, levantan la vista de la mesa, alarmadas.
Autje and Neitje, experts though they are at appearing indifferent, look up from the table, alarmed.

Por supuesto, es difícil para él aparentar indiferencia, porque es tan Admirado... y tiene una naturaleza tan sencilla y galante, y siente, creo, que debe reconocer sus halagos, por miedo de que pueda ser encontrado en falta en esa cortesía que corresponde a un caballero.
Of course, it is difficult for him to appear indifferent, so Admired as he is - and he has such an unaffected, gallant nature, and feels, I know, that he must acknowledge their flatteries, for fear that he should be thought lacking in that easy courtesy which becomes a gentleman.

nonchalant

Nailer encogió los hombros e intentó aparentar indiferencia.
Nailer shrugged, making a show of nonchalance.

La joven retrocedió sobresaltada, pero enseguida trató de aparentar indiferencia.
Cress recoiled, but instantly attempted to morph her expression into nonchalance.

—¿Por qué? —No lo voy a ver nunca más —contesto intentando aparentar indiferencia.
“How come?” “I’m not seeing him anymore.” I try to give a nonchalant shrug.

En un intento de aparentar indiferencia, Clay arrojó de nuevo el periódico sobre la mesa.
In an effort to appear somewhat nonchalant, Clay tossed the paper back on the desk.

Seguía intentando aparentar indiferencia, con la barbilla apretada contra el pecho y las manos en los bolsillos.
Now he was crying soundlessly, still struggling to appear nonchalant, with his chin pressed on his chest and his hands deep inside his pockets.

—Claro —repuse, esforzándome por aparentar indiferencia—, si eso te complace, te haré la firme promesa de no convertirme en matemático.
'Sure,’ I said, forcing myself to sound nonchalant, 'if it pleases you, I'll make a binding promise.'