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1 pretend
[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.) robiť sa, že2) (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.) predstierať, domáhať sa•- pretence- false pretences* * *• predstierat -
2 act
[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) jednať, konať2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) správať sa3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) hrať2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) čin, skutok2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) zákon3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) dejstvo4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) číslo (zábavného programu), vystúpenie•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act* * *• zákon• skutok• fungovat• hrat rolu• jednat• byt v chode• byt v prevádzke• cín• cin• dejstvo• pracovat• pôsobit• konat• nariadenie -
3 bluff
I adjective(rough, hearty and frank: a bluff and friendly manner.) otvorenýII 1. verb(to try to deceive by pretending to have something that one does not have: He bluffed his way through the exam without actually knowing anything.) predstierať2. noun(an act of bluffing.) bluf* * *• drsný a úprimný• bluf• blufovat -
4 coy
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5 fake
[feik] 1. noun1) (a worthless imitation (especially intended to deceive); a forgery: That picture is a fake.) falzifikát2) (a person who pretends to be something he is not: He pretended to be a doctor, but he was a fake.) podvodník, -čka2. adjective1) (made in imitation of something more valuable, especially with the intention of deceiving: fake diamonds.) falošný2) (pretending to be something one is not: a fake clergyman.) falošný3. verb(to pretend or imitate in order to deceive: to fake a signature.) napodobniť* * *• výmysel• vymysliet si• šarlatán• skonštruovat• umelo zostrojit• urobit• predstierat• falošný• gýc• falzifikát• falšovat• improvizovat• imitovanie• imitácia• retušovat• robit na oko• podvodný• podvodník• podvod• napodobnený• napodobit• nepravý• napodobenina• novinárska kacica -
6 forgery
plural - forgeries; noun1) ((the crime of) copying pictures, documents, signatures etc and pretending they are genuine: He was sent to prison for forgery.) falšovanie2) (a picture, document etc copied for this reason: The painting was a forgery.) falzifikát* * *• výmysel• falzifikát• podvrh -
7 game
[ɡeim] 1. noun1) (an enjoyable activity, which eg children play: a game of pretending.) hra2) (a competitive form of activity, with rules: Football, tennis and chess are games.) hra3) (a match or part of a match: a game of tennis; winning (by) three games to one.) partia; hra4) ((the flesh of) certain birds and animals which are killed for sport: He's very fond of game; ( also adjective) a game bird.) (lovná) zver; lovný2. adjective(brave; willing; ready: a game old guy; game for anything.) statočný; pripravený- gamely- games
- gamekeeper
- game point
- game reserve
- game warden
- the game is up* * *• vtip• žart• zápas• zverina• skóre• spôsob hry• sranda• taktika• štýl• stav hry• úskok• terc (posmechu)• trik• profesia• forma• hra• bojovnost• bojovný duch• chromý• partia• plán• pohlavný styk• lovná zver• kondícia• krdel• lovná zver a vtáctvo• manéver• milostná hra• obet• odbor -
8 make-believe
noun (the act or art of pretending and imagining: a world of make-believe; ( also adjective) a make-believe world.) fikcia; fiktívny* * *• zámienka• pretvárka• predstieranie• hra• pokrytectvo -
9 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) ukázať2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) vidieť3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) hrať; vystaviť4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) ukázať5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) odprevadiť; ukázať6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) ukázať7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) naznačiť, prezradiť8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) preukázať2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) predstavenie, výstava, estráda, program2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonštrovanie, ukážka3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) zdanie, dojem4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) efekt5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) výkon•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up* * *• vec• uvádzat hru• uviest• vztýcit• zábava• vystavovat• výkon• vykazovat• vystavovat na výstave• vypadat• vypocítavat• výstava• vyvesit• zdat sa byt• záležitost• zavesit• zdanie• skupina• show• svedcit• sútažná výstava• sútaž• stretnutie• spôsobit viditelným• sprievod• trochu ochutnat• ukazovat na výstave• ukazovanie• úmyselne predvádzat• ukázanie• trochu použit• ukázat• ukázat sa• ukazovat• ukážka• prevedenie• príst• prejavovat sa• prehliadka• príležitost• prezradit• predstavenie• predvedenie• premietat• premietanie• predvádzat• previest• preukázat• prejavit• prevádzat• program• predložit• držat• hlásit vyhrané body• estráda• efekt• dostavit sa• film• dovolit vidiet• karneval• hra• javit• javit sa• hrat• atrakcia• bitka• bežat• budit• byt vidiet• akcia• bojová operácia• dávat• dokázat• divadelná revue• cirkusové predstavenie• demonštrácia• dojem• divadlo• cirkus• divadelná spolocnost• dat najavo• divadelné predstavenie• rozvinút• robit sprievodcu• revue• paráda• optický dojem• oznámit• práca• ponúkat• pohlad• postavit• podnik• letka• možnost• oddiel• odhalovat• odhalit• objavit sa• nosit -
10 sour grapes
(saying or pretending that something is not worth having because one cannot obtain it.) plané reči* * *• kyslé hrozno -
11 waffle
I 1. ['wofl] verb(to talk on and on foolishly, pretending that one knows something which one does not: This lecturer will waffle on for hours.) tárať2. noun(talk of this kind: His speech was pure waffle. He has no idea what he's talking about.) táranieII ['wofəl] noun(a flat cake baked in a special appliance that leaves a pattern of squares on it: Waffles are usually eaten with ice cream, syrup or jam.) oblátka* * *• vafle (oblátky)• hovorit• oblátka -
12 would-be
adjective (trying, hoping, or merely pretending, to be: a would-be poet.) tiež-* * *• zdanlivý• samozvaný• údajný -
13 hypocrisy
[hi'pokrəsi](the act or state of pretending to be better than one is or to have feelings or beliefs which one does not actually have.) pokrytectvo- hypocritical
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14 pretence
[-s]noun ((an) act of pretending: Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car.) zámienka -
15 sweep under the carpet
(to avoid facing, or dealing with (an unpleasant situation etc) by pretending it does not exist.) robiť pštrosiu politiku
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