pretend

pretend
pri'tend
verb
1) (to make believe that something is true, in play: Let's pretend that this room is a cave!; Pretend to be a lion!; He wasn't really angry - he was only pretending.) fingir, simular
2) (to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive: He pretended that he had a headache; She was only pretending to be asleep; I pretended not to understand.) fingir
•
- false pretences
pretend vb
1. fingir
he pretended that he didn't understand me fingió no entenderme
2. jugar
let's pretend we're astronauts! ¡juguemos a astronautas!
pretend
tr[prɪ'tend]
transitive verb
1 (feign) fingir, aparentar
■ she pretended that she didn't care fingió que no le importaba
■ the children pretended to be asleep los niños fingían estar dormidos
2 (claim) pretender
intransitive verb
1 (feign) fingir
2 (claim) pretender
adjective
1 (make-believe) de mentirijillas
pretend [pri'tɛnd] vt
1) claim: pretender
2) feign: fingir, simular
pretend vi
: fingir
pretend
v.
• aparentar v.
• encubrir v.
• fingir v.

I
1. prɪ'tend
transitive verb
1) (feign) <ignorance/surprise> fingir*, aparentar

he pretended he hadn't seen us — fingió que no nos había visto, hizo como si no nos hubiera visto

they pretended to be students — se hicieron pasar por estudiantes

2) (make believe)

just pretend I'm not here — tú haz como si yo no estuviera

let's pretend I'm the mother and you're the father — mira, yo era la mamá y tú eras el papá

3) (claim) pretender

I won't pretend to give you advice — no voy a pretender darte consejos


2.
vi
1) (feign) fingir*
2) (lay claim) (frml)

to pretend TO something — pretender algo

I don't pretend to any knowledge of ... — no pretendo saber de ...


II
adjective (used to or by children) <money/gun> de mentira (fam)
[prɪ'tend]
1. VT
1) (=feign) fingir, simular

to pretend that ... — (querer) hacer creer que ...

he's pretending that he can't hear — finge no oír

let's pretend that I'm the doctor and you're the nurse — child language yo era el médico y tú eras la enfermera

to pretend to do sth — fingir hacer algo

to pretend to be asleep — hacerse el dormido, fingir estar dormido

to pretend to be mad — fingirse loco

he pretends to be a poet — se las da de poeta, se dice poeta

to pretend to go away — fingir marcharse

to pretend not to be listening — hacerse el distraído

to pretend not to understand — hacerse el desentendido

2) (=claim) pretender

I don't pretend to know the answer — no pretendo saber la respuesta

I don't pretend to understand art — no pretendo entender de arte

2. VI
1) (=feign) fingir

she is only pretending — es de mentira

we're only pretending — (to child) es de mentirijillas *

let's pretend — imaginémoslo

let's not pretend to each other — no nos engañemos uno a otro

2) (=claim)

to pretend to the throne — pretender el trono

to pretend to intelligence — afirmar tener inteligencia, pretender ser inteligente

3.
ADJ * de mentira, fingido

pretend money * — dinero m de juego

* * *

I
1. [prɪ'tend]
transitive verb
1) (feign) <ignorance/surprise> fingir*, aparentar

he pretended he hadn't seen us — fingió que no nos había visto, hizo como si no nos hubiera visto

they pretended to be students — se hicieron pasar por estudiantes

2) (make believe)

just pretend I'm not here — tú haz como si yo no estuviera

let's pretend I'm the mother and you're the father — mira, yo era la mamá y tú eras el papá

3) (claim) pretender

I won't pretend to give you advice — no voy a pretender darte consejos


2.
vi
1) (feign) fingir*
2) (lay claim) (frml)

to pretend TO something — pretender algo

I don't pretend to any knowledge of ... — no pretendo saber de ...


II
adjective (used to or by children) <money/gun> de mentira (fam)

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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