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101 tener calentura de pollo
hum to pretend to be ill -
102 dinero falso
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103 hacer como que
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104 hacer como quien
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105 hacer el papel
to pretend -
106 hacerse el/la despistado
hacerse el/la despistadoto pretend not to understand -
107 hacerse el/la distraído
hacerse el/la distraídoto pretend not to notice -
108 hacerse el/la loco
hacerse el/la locoto pretend to know nothing, act dumb -
109 despistada
despistado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (olvidadizo) scatterbrained, absent-minded: Jorge es muy despistado, nunca se acuerda de dónde ha aparcado el coche, Jorge is absent-minded; he never remembers where he parked his car
2 (desorientado) confused: estoy un poco despistado, ¿dónde nos encontramos ahora?, I'm a bit confused - where are we?
II sustantivo masculino y femenino scatterbrain: me hago la despistada, I pretend not to understand
' despistada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despistado
* * *I adj scatterbrainedII m, despistada f scatterbrain -
110 aparentar ser
• pose as• pretend to be• purport• purported -
111 dinero falso
• bad money• bogus money• counterfeit money• pretend money -
112 fingir
• feign• feign to• pretend to• put on an act• simulate -
113 fingir ser
• feign to be• pose as• pretend to be -
114 fingirse enfermo
• feign to be sick• maligning• malingerer• pretend to be sick -
115 hacer la encorvada
• feign illness• maligning• malingerer• pretend to be ill -
116 hacer la vista gorda
• be unwilling to see• blink an eye• fail to heed• pretend not to see• turn a blind eye -
117 hacerse el loco
• act dumb• cut capers• feign ignorance• pretend not to understand -
118 hacerse el longui
• act dumb• pretend not to understand -
119 hacerse el sueco
• play dumb• pretend not to understand -
120 hacerse el tonto
• act dumb• play dumb• play the fool• pretend not to understand
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
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
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 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