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1 pretending
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2 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.) dělat jako by2) (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.) předstírat•- pretence- false pretences* * *• předstírat -
3 act
[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) jednat, konat2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) chovat se3) (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).) hrát2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) čin2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) zákon3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) dějství4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) číslo (programu), výstup•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act* * *• úkon• zahrát• počínat si• postupovat• působit• skutek• sehrát• jednání• hrát• jednat• akt• čin• činit• dějství -
4 bluff
I adjective(rough, hearty and frank: a bluff and friendly manner.) přímý, otevřenýII 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.) blafovat, předstírat; prolhat se2. noun(an act of bluffing.) blafování, blaf* * *• klam• blafovat• blufovat -
5 coy
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6 fake
[feik] 1. noun1) (a worthless imitation (especially intended to deceive); a forgery: That picture is a fake.) padělek2) (a person who pretends to be something he is not: He pretended to be a doctor, but he was a fake.) podvodník2. adjective1) (made in imitation of something more valuable, especially with the intention of deceiving: fake diamonds.) falešný2) (pretending to be something one is not: a fake clergyman.) falešný3. verb(to pretend or imitate in order to deceive: to fake a signature.) napodobit* * *• podvod• padělat• padělek• falšovat -
7 forgery
plural - forgeries; noun1) ((the crime of) copying pictures, documents, signatures etc and pretending they are genuine: He was sent to prison for forgery.) padělání2) (a picture, document etc copied for this reason: The painting was a forgery.) padělek* * *• padělek• padělání -
8 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.) zápas, partie4) ((the flesh of) certain birds and animals which are killed for sport: He's very fond of game; ( also adjective) a game bird.) lovná zvěř a ptactvo; lovný2. adjective(brave; willing; ready: a game old guy; game for anything.) statečný, odhodlaný- gamely- games
- gamekeeper
- game point
- game reserve
- game warden
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9 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.) pokrytectví- hypocritical
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10 make-believe
noun (the act or art of pretending and imagining: a world of make-believe; ( also adjective) a make-believe world.) fikce; fiktivní* * *• přetvářka -
11 pretence
[-s]noun ((an) act of pretending: Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car.) záminka* * *• přetvářka -
12 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.) ukázat2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) být vidět3) (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.) hrát; ukazovat4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) ukázat5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) dovést, provést6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) ukázat7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) ukazovat8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) prokázat2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) výstava, hra, revue2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstrování, ukázka3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) zdání, dojem4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) pohled, 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* * *• ukazovat• ukázat• výstava• podívaná• předvést• prokazovat• projevovat• projevit• představení• promítat• show/showed/showed• show/showed/shown• show• jevit• objevit -
13 sour grapes
(saying or pretending that something is not worth having because one cannot obtain it.) kyselé hrozny* * *• kyselé hrozny -
14 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.) žvanit2. noun(talk of this kind: His speech was pure waffle. He has no idea what he's talking about.) žvaněníII ['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.) vafle* * *• vafle• štěbetat• klábosit -
15 would-be
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16 sweep under the carpet
(to avoid facing, or dealing with (an unpleasant situation etc) by pretending it does not exist.) dělat pštrosí politiku
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