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1 pretend
[prɪˈtend] verb1) to make believe that something is true, in play:Let's pretend that this room is a cave!
Pretend to be a lion!
يَدَّعي أنَّهHe wasn't really angry – he was only pretending.
2) to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive:يَتَظاهَرI pretended not to understand.
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2 pretend
اِدَّعَى \ allege: to say; declare (sth. that will have to be proved): He alleges that you stole his pen. claim: to declare that sth. belongs to oneself: Does anyone claim this pen?, to declare that sth. is a fact: He claims to be the richest man in England. pose: (with as) to pretend to be: He posed as a railway official in order to travel free. pretend: to seem to be (or to be doing) sth. so as to deceive others, or so as to amuse oneself: He pretended to be ill (so as to avoid work). The boys pretended to be soldiers (as a game). -
3 pretend
تَظَاهُر \ pretence: pretending. pretend: to seem to be (or to be doing) sth. so as to deceive others, or so as to amuse oneself: He pretended to be ill (so as to avoid work). The boys pretended to be soldiers (as a game). put on: to pretend: His illness was all put on. She put on a bold face (She pretended not to be anxious). \ See Also ادعاء (ادِّعَاء)، زَعْم باطل -
4 pretend|ować
impf vi książk. (ubiegać się) to aspire (do czegoś to sth)- pretendować do urzędu prezydenckiego to aspire to be the next president- pretendujesz do jej ręki? do you aspire to marry her?The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pretend|ować
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5 late
* * *verb. [ synes som] seem, appear verb. [late som, foregi å være] pretend to be (f.eks.don't pretend to be so innocent; he is not the hero he pretends to be
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6 berpura-pura
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7 membuat-buat
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8 chogio
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9 gogio
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10 polagati pravo
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11 hacerse el desentendido sobre
• pretend not to know• pretend not to noticeDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > hacerse el desentendido sobre
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12 гърчея се
pretend to be Greek, follow Greek fashions/a Greek way of life* * *гърчѐя се,възвр. гл., мин. св. деят. прич. гърчѐел се pretend to be Greek, follow Greek fashions/a Greek way of life. -
13 прикидываться
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14 притворяться
pretend глагол:masquerade (притворяться, надевать маскарадный костюм, участвовать в маскараде, выдавать себя за кого-л.)profess (исповедовать, преподавать, притворяться, обучать, избрать своей профессией, открыто признавать)wear a mask (притворяться, скрывать свои истинные намерения)assume a mask (притворяться, скрывать свои истинные намерения)словосочетание:make believe (притворяться, делать вид)put on a mask (притворяться, скрывать свои истинные намерения) -
15 храбриться
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16 делать вид
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17 делать вид
Синонимический ряд:притворяться (глаг.) представляться; прикидываться; притворяться -
18 показывать вид
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19 прикидываться
pretend to be; feign to be; actСинонимический ряд:притворяться (глаг.) делать вид; представляться; притворяться -
20 притязать
См. также в других словарях:
Pretend — Pre*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pretended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pretending}.] [OE. pretenden to lay claim to, F. pr[ e]tendre, L. praetendere, praetentum, to stretch forward, pretend, simulate, assert; prae before + tendere to stretch. See {Tend}, v … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pretend — [prē tend′, pritend′] vt. [ME pretenden, to intend < MFr pretendre < L praetendere, to hold forth, allege < prae , before + tendere, to stretch: see THIN] 1. to claim; profess; allege [to pretend ignorance of the law] 2. to claim or… … English World dictionary
Pretend — Pre*tend , v. i. 1. To put in, or make, a claim, truly or falsely; to allege a title; to lay claim to, or strive after, something; usually with to. Countries that pretend to freedom. Swift. [1913 Webster] For to what fine he would anon pretend,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pretend to — [phrasal verb] pretend to (something) formal : to claim that you have (something, such as a quality or ability) She pretends to a deep religious devotion, but I don t believe her. usually used in negative statements I don t pretend to any… … Useful english dictionary
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pretend — [v1] fake, falsify act, affect, allege, assume, be deceitful, beguile, be hypocritical, bluff, cheat, claim, claim falsely, counterfeit, cozen, deceive, delude, dissemble, dissimulate, dupe, fake out*, feign, fish*, fool, fudge*, hoodwink*,… … New thesaurus
pretend — ► VERB 1) make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not. 2) engage in an imaginative game. 3) simulate (an emotion or quality). 2) (pretend to) lay claim to (a quality or title). ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ imaginary; make believe … English terms dictionary
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pretend — I verb act, affect, assume, be deceitful, be hypocritical, beguile, bemask, bluff, cheat, claim falsely, counterfeit, cozen, deceive, delude, disguise, dissemble, dissimulare, dissimulate, dupe, fake, falsify, feign, fingere, fool, give a false… … Law dictionary
pretend not to see — index ignore Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary