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1 pretend
pretend [prɪˈtend]a. ( = feign) feindreb. ( = claim) prétendrea. ( = feign) faire semblant• he's not really ill, he's just pretending il n'est pas malade, il fait semblant• I was only pretending! c'était pour rire !* * *[prɪ'tend] 1.(colloq) adjective lang enfantin [gun, car] imaginaire; [jewels] faux/fausse (before n)2.transitive verb1) ( feign) simuler2) ( claim)3.1) ( feign) faire semblant2) ( maintain deception) jouer la comédie4.pretended past participle adjective [emotion, ignorance] simulé -
2 pretend
A ○ adj lang enfantin ( make-believe) [gun, car] imaginaire ; [jewels] faux/fausse (before n) ; it's only pretend! c'est pour rire!B vtr1 ( feign) simuler [emotion, illness, ignorance] ; to pretend that faire comme si ; to pretend to do faire semblant de faire ; let's pretend (that) it never happened/we are cowboys faisons comme si cela n'était pas arrivé/nous étions des cowboys ; a thief pretending to be a policeman un voleur se faisant passer pour un policier ;2 ( claim) to pretend to know/understand avoir la prétention de savoir/comprendre ; to pretend to be prétendre être.C vi1 ( feign) faire semblant ; to play let's pretend jouer à faire semblant ;2 ( maintain deception) jouer la comédie ; after 40 years of marriage it is time to stop pretending après 40 ans de mariage il faut cesser de se jouer la comédie ; I was only pretending c'était pour rire ;
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