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1 pretend
[prɪ'tɛnd] 1. vt 2. viI don't pretend to understand it — nie twierdzę, że to rozumiem
* * *[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.) udawać2) (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.) udawać•- pretence- false pretences -
2 counterfeit
['kauntəfɪt] 1. nfałszerstwo nt2. vt 3. adj* * *1. adjective1) (copied or made in imitation especially with a dishonest purpose: counterfeit money.) podrobiony2) (not genuine or not real.) fałszywy2. verb1) (to make a copy of for dishonest purposes: to counterfeit banknotes.) podrabiać2) (to pretend: She counterfeited friendship.) udawać -
3 democrat
['dɛməkræt]ndemokrata(-tka) m(f)* * *['deməkræt]noun (one who believes in democracy as a principle: She likes to pretend she's a democrat.) demokrata -
4 fake
[feɪk] 1. nfalsyfikat m, podróbka f (inf)2. adj 3. vtpainting, document, signature podrabiać (podrobić perf); accounts, results fałszować (sfałszować perf); illness, emotion udawać (udać perf)he's a fake — nie jest tym, za kogo się podaje
* * *[feik] 1. noun1) (a worthless imitation (especially intended to deceive); a forgery: That picture is a fake.) fałszerstwo, imitacja2) (a person who pretends to be something he is not: He pretended to be a doctor, but he was a fake.) oszust2. adjective1) (made in imitation of something more valuable, especially with the intention of deceiving: fake diamonds.) fałszywy2) (pretending to be something one is not: a fake clergyman.) fałszywy3. verb(to pretend or imitate in order to deceive: to fake a signature.) fałszować -
5 feign
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6 forge
[fɔːdʒ] 1. nkuźnia f2. vtsignature, money etc fałszować (sfałszować perf); wrought iron kuć (wykuć perf); alliance zawierać (zawrzeć perf)Phrasal Verbs:* * *I 1. [fo:‹] noun(a very hot oven in which metals are melted etc; a furnace: Steel is manufactured in a forge.) kuźnia, zakłady metalurgiczne2. verb(to shape metal by heating and hammering: He forged a horse-shoe out of an iron bar.) (wy)kućII [fo:‹] verb(to copy (eg a letter or a signature) and pretend that it is genuine, usually for illegal purposes: He forged my signature.) fałszować- forgeryIII [fo:‹] verb(to move steadily: they forged ahead with their plans.) posuwać się naprzód -
7 impersonate
[ɪm'pəːsəneɪt]vt(pass o.s. off as) podawać się (podać się perf) za +acc; ( THEAT) wcielać się (wcielić się perf) w postać +gen* * *[im'pə:səneit](to copy the behaviour etc of or pretend to be (another person), sometimes in order to deceive: The comedian impersonated the prime minister.) uosabiać, udawać, wcielać się w -
8 make believe
(to pretend (that): The children made believe they were animals.) udawać -
9 make out
vt( decipher) odczytać ( perf); ( understand) zorientować się ( perf) w +loc; ( see) dostrzegać (dostrzec perf); ( write) cheque wypisywać (wypisać perf); (claim, imply) twierdzić; ( pretend) udawaćto make out a case for sth — znajdować (znaleźć perf) uzasadnienie dla czegoś
* * *1) (to see, hear or understand: He could make out a ship in the distance.) (roz)poznawaC2) (to make it seem that: He made out that he was earning a huge amount of money.) udawać, starać się zrobić wrażenie3) (to write or fill in: The doctor made out a prescription.) wypisywać4) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress; to neck: They were making out in the back seat.) macać się, dobierać się do kogoś -
10 malinger
[mə'liŋɡə](to pretend to be unwell eg in order to avoid work: He says he's ill, but I think he's just malingering.) symulować -
11 masquerade
[mæskə'reɪd] 1. vi2. nto masquerade as — udawać +acc
* * *[mæskə'reid] 1. noun((a) pretence or disguise: Her show of friendship was (a) masquerade.) maskarada2. verb((with as) to pretend to be, usually intending to deceive: The criminal was masquerading as a respectable businessman.) udawać, maskować się -
12 pass (something or someone) off as
(to pretend that (something or someone) is (something or someone else): He passed himself off as a journalist.) podawać się zaEnglish-Polish dictionary > pass (something or someone) off as
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13 pass (something or someone) off as
(to pretend that (something or someone) is (something or someone else): He passed himself off as a journalist.) podawać się zaEnglish-Polish dictionary > pass (something or someone) off as
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14 play at
vt fuspolitics etc bawić się w +acc* * *1) (to pretend to be etc: The children were playing at cowboys and Indians.) bawić się w2) (used when asking angrily what someone is doing: What does he think he's playing at (=doing)?) wyrabiać, wyczyniać -
15 play possum
(to pretend to be dead or asleep.) udawać śpiącego/nieżywego -
16 pose
[pəuz] 1. npoza f2. vt 3. vito pose as — podawać się za +acc
to pose for — ( painting etc) pozować do +gen
to strike a pose — przybierać (przybrać perf) pozę
* * *I 1. [pəuz] noun1) (a position or attitude of the body: a relaxed pose.) poza2) (a false manner or way of behaving assumed in order to impress others; a pretence: His indignation was only a pose.) poza2. verb1) (to position oneself eg for a photograph to be taken: She posed in the doorway.) pozować2) ((with as) to pretend to be: He posed as a doctor.) udawaćII [pəuz] verb(to set or offer (a question or problem) for answering or solving: He posed a difficult question; This poses a problem.) postawić, stanowić -
17 profess
[prə'fɛs]vtfeelings, opinions wyrażać (wyrazić perf)I do not profess to be an expert — nie twierdzę, że jestem znawcą
he professed ignorance, he professed not to know anything — utrzymywał, że nic nie wie
* * *[prə'fes] 1. verb1) (to state or declare openly.) oświadczyć2) (to claim or pretend: He professed to be an expert.) utrzymywać•- professional 2. noun(( abbreviation pro [prou]) a person who is professional: a golf professional/pro.) zawodowiec -
18 put on
vtclothes, glasses zakładać (założyć perf); make-up, ointment nakładać (nałożyć perf); light, TV, record włączać (włączyć perf); play wystawiać (wystawić perf); brake naciskać (nacisnąć perf) na +acc; kettle, dinner wstawiać (wstawić perf); accent etc udawać; extra bus, train puszczać (puścić perf); ( inf) ( tease) podpuszczać (podpuścić perf) (inf)to put on airs — wynosić się, wywyższać się
to put on weight — przybierać (przybrać perf) na wadze, tyć (przytyć perf)
* * *1) (to switch on (a light etc): Put the light on!) włączyć2) (to dress oneself in: Which shoes are you going to put on?) włożyć3) (to add or increase: The car put on speed; I've put on weight.) nabierać, przybierać4) (to present or produce (a play etc): They're putting on `Hamlet' next week.) wystawiać5) (to provide (eg transport): They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m.) podstawiać6) (to make a false show of; to pretend: She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on.) udawać7) (to bet (money) on: I've put a pound on that horse to win.) podstawić na -
19 put on an act
(to pretend: I thought she had hurt herself but she was only putting on an act.) udawać -
20 sham
[ʃæm] 1. npozór m2. adj 3. vt* * *[ʃæm] 1. noun(something that is pretended, not genuine: The whole trial was a sham.) lipa2. adjective(pretended, artificial or false: a sham fight; Are those diamonds real or sham?) lipny3. verb(to pretend (to be in some state): He shammed sleep/anger; He shammed dead; I think she's only shamming.) udawać
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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
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pretend to be — index assume (simulate), impersonate, pose (impersonate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pretend — (v.) late 14c., to profess, assert, maintain (a claim, etc.), to direct (one s) efforts, from O.Fr. pretendre to lay claim, from L. praetendere stretch in front, put forward, allege, from prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + tendere to stretch,… … Etymology dictionary
pretend — *assume, affect, simulate, feign, counterfeit, sham Analogous words: *disguise, dissemble, cloak, mask, camouflage: *deceive, delude, mislead, beguile … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pretend — I UK [prɪˈtend] / US verb Word forms pretend : present tense I/you/we/they pretend he/she/it pretends present participle pretending past tense pretended past participle pretended ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to behave in a particular way… … English dictionary
