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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.) þykjast2) (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.) þykjast•- pretence- false pretences -
2 pose
I 1. [pəuz] noun1) (a position or attitude of the body: a relaxed pose.) staða, stelling2) (a false manner or way of behaving assumed in order to impress others; a pretence: His indignation was only a pose.) uppgerð2. verb1) (to position oneself eg for a photograph to be taken: She posed in the doorway.) stilla sér upp2) ((with as) to pretend to be: He posed as a doctor.) þykjast veraII [pəuz] verb(to set or offer (a question or problem) for answering or solving: He posed a difficult question; This poses a problem.) leggja fyrir -
3 put on an act
(to pretend: I thought she had hurt herself but she was only putting on an act.) þykjast -
4 sham
[ʃæm] 1. noun(something that is pretended, not genuine: The whole trial was a sham.) uppgerð, látalæti2. adjective(pretended, artificial or false: a sham fight; Are those diamonds real or sham?) fölsun, eftirlíking3. verb(to pretend (to be in some state): He shammed sleep/anger; He shammed dead; I think she's only shamming.) látast
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