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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.) delati se2) (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.) pretvarjati se•- pretence- false pretences* * *[priténd]1.transitive verbdelati se, hliniti, varati, slepiti; predrzniti si, upati si;2.intransitive verbpretvarjati se; drzniti si, domišljati si, zahtevati, lastiti si, pretendirati na kaj (to)he pretends ignorance — dela se, da ne veI don't pretend to learning — ne domišljam si, da sem učen -
2 counterfeit
1. adjective1) (copied or made in imitation especially with a dishonest purpose: counterfeit money.) ponarejen2) (not genuine or not real.) ponarejen2. verb1) (to make a copy of for dishonest purposes: to counterfeit banknotes.) ponarejati2) (to pretend: She counterfeited friendship.) pretvarjati se* * *I [káuntəfit]transitive verbponarejati, popačiti; ponatisniti; hliniti, oponašatiII [káuntəfit]1.adjectiveponarejen, popačen, nepristen;2.nounponarejek, popačba, plagiat; slepar, licemerec, -rka -
3 democrat
['deməkræt]noun (one who believes in democracy as a principle: She likes to pretend she's a democrat.) demokrat* * *[déməkræt]noundemokrat(ka)American democrat (wagon) — lahek odkrit večsedežen voz -
4 fake
[feik] 1. noun1) (a worthless imitation (especially intended to deceive); a forgery: That picture is a fake.) ponaredek2) (a person who pretends to be something he is not: He pretended to be a doctor, but he was a fake.) šarlatan2. adjective1) (made in imitation of something more valuable, especially with the intention of deceiving: fake diamonds.) ponarejen2) (pretending to be something one is not: a fake clergyman.) lažen3. verb(to pretend or imitate in order to deceive: to fake a signature.) ponarediti* * *I [feik]nounslang sleparstvo, goljufija, prevara, potegavščina, ponarejek, imitacija; časopisna racaII [féik]transitive verbslang (pre)varati, (u)krasti; ponarediti; improvizirati; izpeljati, storitito fake up — izmisliti, ponarediti, prikrojitiIII [feik]adjectiveslang ponarejen, nepristen, lažnivIV [feik]transitive verbmarine zviti (vrv) -
5 feign
[fein](to pretend to feel: He feigned illness.) hliniti- feigned* * *[fein]1.transitive verbhliniti; izmišljati si; ponarejati;2.intransitive verbdelati, pretvarjati se -
6 forge
I 1. [fo:‹] noun(a very hot oven in which metals are melted etc; a furnace: Steel is manufactured in a forge.) topilnica; peč2. verb(to shape metal by heating and hammering: He forged a horse-shoe out of an iron bar.) kovatiII [fo:‹] verb(to copy (eg a letter or a signature) and pretend that it is genuine, usually for illegal purposes: He forged my signature.) ponarediti- forgeryIII [fo:‹] verb(to move steadily: they forged ahead with their plans.) utirati si pot* * *I [fɔ:dž]nounkovačnica, topilnica, ognjišče; vigenjII [fɔ:dž]intransitive verb & transitive verb(s)kovati; ponarediti, ponarejati; izmisliti siIII [fɔ:dž]intransitive verbutirati si pot, z muko napredovatito forge ahead — prevzeti vodstvo (pri dirki), biti na čelu -
7 impersonate
[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.) igrati koga, izdajati se za* * *[impɜ:səneit]transitive verbpoosebiti, utelesiti; theatre predstavljati, upodobiti, igrati koga; izdajati se za -
8 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.) simulirati* * *[məlíŋgə]intransitive verbhliniti bolezen, simulirati -
9 masquerade
[mæskə'reid] 1. noun((a) pretence or disguise: Her show of friendship was (a) masquerade.) maškarada2. verb((with as) to pretend to be, usually intending to deceive: The criminal was masquerading as a respectable businessman.) pretvarjati se* * *[mæskəréid]1.nounmaškarada, ples vmaskah; figuratively pretvarjanje, maskiranje;2.intransitive verbzakrinkati se; figuratively pretvarjati se, delati se (as) -
10 play at
1) (to pretend to be etc: The children were playing at cowboys and Indians.) igrati se kaj2) (used when asking angrily what someone is doing: What does he think he's playing at (=doing)?) iti se* * *intransitive verb igrati se kaj; figuratively igračkati se -
11 pose
I 1. [pəuz] noun1) (a position or attitude of the body: a relaxed pose.) drža2) (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.) pozirati2) ((with as) to pretend to be: He posed as a doctor.) izdajati se zaII [pəuz] verb(to set or offer (a question or problem) for answering or solving: He posed a difficult question; This poses a problem.) postaviti* * *I [póuz]nounpoza, drža; figuratively narejenost, pozaII [póuz]1.transitive verbpostaviti, postaviti v pozo (to pose s.o. for a photograph); sprožiti, postaviti (vprašanje, problem, trditev, zahtevo); izdajati (as za);2.intransitive verbpostaviti se (v pozo); biti model, pozirati; izdajati se (as za)III [póuz]transitive verbzbegati, spraviti v zadrego (z vprašanji) -
12 profess
[prə'fes] 1. verb1) (to state or declare openly.) izjaviti2) (to claim or pretend: He professed to be an expert.) trditi•- professional 2. noun(( abbreviation pro [prou]) a person who is professional: a golf professional/pro.) profesionalec* * *[prəfés]transitive verb(javno) izpovedati (vero, prepričanje itd.), izjaviti; priznati, zatrjevati, trditi, hliniti; zagovarjati (svoja načela); opravljati (poklic), izvrševati; predavati, poučevati (na univerzi); ecclesiastic napraviti zaobljubo -
13 put on
1) (to switch on (a light etc): Put the light on!) prižgati2) (to dress oneself in: Which shoes are you going to put on?) obleči se, obuti3) (to add or increase: The car put on speed; I've put on weight.) povečati4) (to present or produce (a play etc): They're putting on `Hamlet' next week.) uprizoriti5) (to provide (eg transport): They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m.) zagotoviti6) (to make a false show of; to pretend: She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on.) pretvarjati se7) (to bet (money) on: I've put a pound on that horse to win.) staviti* * *transitive verb obleči, obuti, dati (klobuk na glavo), natakniti (očala), namazati se (z ličilom); pretvarjati se, hliniti; staviti ( to put a fiver on a horse staviti na konja); pomakniti naprej (kazalce); odpreti (plin), dodati (paro), prižgati (luč, radio), pospešiti (tempo); dodati (posebni vlak); zategniti (zavoro, vijak); theatre postaviti na oder, uprizoriti; naložiti (kazen); sport dobiti točko, napraviti golto put on airs — postavljati se, šopiriti seto put on the dog — postavljati se, bahati secolloquially to put it on — pretirano zaračunatifiguratively to put it on thick — pretiravatihis modesty is put on — njegova skromnost je narejena, je samo pretvezato put s.o. on a job — zaupati, dati komu deloto put s.o. on to — namigniti komu kaj, spraviti koga na neko misel -
14 sham
[ʃæm] 1. noun(something that is pretended, not genuine: The whole trial was a sham.) prevara2. adjective(pretended, artificial or false: a sham fight; Are those diamonds real or sham?) hlinjen, ponarejen, umeten3. verb(to pretend (to be in some state): He shammed sleep/anger; He shammed dead; I think she's only shamming.) hliniti* * *I [šæm]1.nounhlimba, hlinjenje, pretvarjanje, simuliranje; prevara, slepilo, videz; figuratively komedija, farsa; lažna oseba (stvar); ponaredek, posnetek, nadomestek, imitacija; colloquially malo vredno blago; slepar; colloquially šaljivec;2.adjectivelažen, nepravi, nepristen, ponarejen; hlinjen, simuliran; dozdeven, namišljen, prividensham elections — lažne, navidezne volitveII [šæm]transitive verbhliniti, simulirati, fingirati; varati, goljufati; posnemati, oponašati, imitirati; intransitive verb pretvarjati se, hliniti se, delati se; figuratively igrati komedijoto sham illness — hliniti, simulirati bolezenhe is (only) shamming — on je simulant, komedijant, on se le dela tako -
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16 make believe
(to pretend (that): The children made believe they were animals.) pretvarjati se -
17 pass (something or someone) off as
(to pretend that (something or someone) is (something or someone else): He passed himself off as a journalist.) izdajati se za kogaEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > pass (something or someone) off as
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18 pass (something or someone) off as
(to pretend that (something or someone) is (something or someone else): He passed himself off as a journalist.) izdajati se za kogaEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > pass (something or someone) off as
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19 play possum
(to pretend to be dead or asleep.) igrati mrtvaka -
20 put on an act
(to pretend: I thought she had hurt herself but she was only putting on an act.) pretvarjati se
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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 — ► 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 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
