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1 pretend
1. transitive verb1) vorgeben2) (imagine in play)pretend to be something — so tun, als ob man etwas sei
4) (claim)2. intransitive verbnot pretend to do something — nicht behaupten wollen, etwas zu tun
she's only pretending — sie tut nur so
* * *[pri'tend]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.) so tun als ob2) (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.) vorgeben•- academic.ru/57801/pretence">pretence- false pretences* * *pre·tend[prɪˈtend]I. vt1. (behave falsely)▪ to \pretend sth etw vorgeben [o vortäuschen]to \pretend surprise so tun, als ob man überrascht wäre [o als sei man überrascht]▪ to \pretend that... vorgeben [o vortäuschen], dass...▪ to \pretend to be/do sth vorgeben, etw zu sein/zu tunto \pretend to be interested Interesse vortäuschen, so tun, als sei man interessiert2. (imagine)▪ to \pretend to be sb/sth so tun, als sei man jd/etw [o als ob man jd/etw wäre]as a child, I used to \pretend I was Robin Hood als Kind habe ich immer Robin Hood gespielt▪ to \pretend that... so tun, als ob...I'll just \pretend that I didn't hear that ich tue einfach so, als hätte ich das nicht gehörtII. vilet's not \pretend any more machen wir uns doch nicht länger etwas vorrelax, I'm only \pretending immer mit der Ruhe, ich hab doch nur Spaß gemacht fam▪ to \pretend to sb jdm etw vormachenI don't \pretend to remember all the details ich behaupte nicht, mich an alle Einzelheiten zu erinnernthis doll is Katie's \pretend baby mit dieser Puppe spielt Katie Baby* * *[prɪ'tend]1. vt1) (= make believe) so tun, als ob; (= feign) vortäuschen, vorgebento pretend to be interested — so tun, als ob man interessiert wäre
to pretend to be sick/to have a cold — eine Krankheit/Erkältung vortäuschen or vorschützen
2)(= claim)
I don't pretend to... — ich behaupte nicht, dass ich...2. vi1) (= make believe) so tun, als ob; (= keep up facade) sich verstellenhe is only pretending — er tut nur so (als ob)
let's stop pretending — hören wir auf, uns (dat) etwas vorzumachen
2)3. adj (infchild language) Spiel-pretend money — Spielgeld nt
it's just pretend (story etc) — das ist nur Spaß (inf)
* * *pretend [prıˈtend]A v/t1. vorgeben, -täuschen, -schützen, heucheln:2. sich erdreisten, sich anmaßen ( beide:to do zu tun)3. behaupten ( to do zu tun)B v/i1. sich verstellen, heucheln:he is only pretending er tut nur so2. Anspruch erheben (to auf den Thron etc)* * *1. transitive verb1) vorgebenshe pretended to be asleep — sie tat, als ob sie schlief[e]
pretend to be something — so tun, als ob man etwas sei
3) (profess falsely) vortäuschen; (say falsely) vorgeben, fälschlich beteuern (to gegenüber)4) (claim)2. intransitive verbnot pretend to do something — nicht behaupten wollen, etwas zu tun
* * *v.anmaßen v.heucheln v.vorgeben v.vortäuschen v.
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