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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 act
[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) ukrepati2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) vesti se3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) igrati2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) dejanje2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) ukrep3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) dejanje4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) veseloigra•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act* * *I [ækt]noundelo; dejanje; zakon, listina; svečanost; sodba; teza za disertacijoact and deed — uradna listina, obveznostin act — v resnici, dejanskoII [ækt]1.transitive verbigrati, predstavljati; hliniti;2.intransitive verbdelovati, služiti, vesti se; (on na) vplivati; ( upon po) ravnati se; pretvarjati seto act upon s.o.'s advice — ravnati se po nasvetu kogato act up to one's reputation — ravnati, kakor smo pričakovali -
3 bluff
I adjective(rough, hearty and frank: a bluff and friendly manner.) odkritII 1. verb(to try to deceive by pretending to have something that one does not have: He bluffed his way through the exam without actually knowing anything.) blefirati2. noun(an act of bluffing.) blefiranje* * *I [blʌf]nounstrma obala ali skala; varljivo pripovedovanje, prevara, zastraševanje; bahanjeto call s.o. bluff — ne se dati zastrašiti; figuratively prisiliti koga, da odkrije karteII [blʌf]adjective ( bluffly adverb)strm; zadirčen, osoren; odkritIII [blʌf]transitive verb & intransitive verbvarati, zastraševati; preslepiti, nasuti peska v oči -
4 coy
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5 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) -
6 forgery
plural - forgeries; noun1) ((the crime of) copying pictures, documents, signatures etc and pretending they are genuine: He was sent to prison for forgery.) ponarejanje2) (a picture, document etc copied for this reason: The painting was a forgery.) ponaredek* * *[fɔ:džəri]nounponarejanje, ponaredek; sleparija, poneverba, prevara, laž, falzifikat -
7 game
[ɡeim] 1. noun1) (an enjoyable activity, which eg children play: a game of pretending.) igra2) (a competitive form of activity, with rules: Football, tennis and chess are games.) športna igra3) (a match or part of a match: a game of tennis; winning (by) three games to one.) tekma4) ((the flesh of) certain birds and animals which are killed for sport: He's very fond of game; ( also adjective) a game bird.) divjačina2. adjective(brave; willing; ready: a game old guy; game for anything.) korenjaški; pripravljen, voljan- gamely- games
- gamekeeper
- game point
- game reserve
- game warden
- the game is up* * *I [geim]adjectivepogumen, hraber, junaški; pripravljento die game — umreti junaške smrti, boriti se do zadnjega dihaII [geim]nounigra, zabava, šala; načrt, nakana, spletka; plural športne igre, tekmaone's little game — ukana, zvijačato make game of — norčevati se, osmešitithe game is up — po njem je, načrt je propadelto make game of s.o. — norčevati se iz kogaIII [geim]intransitive verbigrati, kvartati za denarto game away — zaigrati, zakvartatiIV [geim]noundivjačina; lov; plenbig game — velika divjačina; slang težko dosegljiv ciljV [geim]adjectiveranjen, poškodovan, pohabljen, hrom, šepav -
8 hypocrisy
[hi'pokrəsi](the act or state of pretending to be better than one is or to have feelings or beliefs which one does not actually have.) hinavščina- hypocritical
- hypocritically* * *[hipɔkrisi]nounhipokrizija, hinavščina -
9 make-believe
noun (the act or art of pretending and imagining: a world of make-believe; ( also adjective) a make-believe world.) pretveza* * *[méikbili:v]1.adjectivenavidezen, lažen;2.nounpretveza, navideznost; figuratively igralec, pretendent -
10 pretence
[-s]noun ((an) act of pretending: Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car.) pretveza* * *[priténs]nounBritish English izgovor, pretveza; pravica, zahteva; figuratively videz, pretvara, krinka, lažto make a pretence of — hliniti, trditifiguratively to abandon the pretence — sneti krinko -
11 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) pokazati2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) biti viden3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) prikazati4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) pokazati5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) peljati6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) pokazati7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) dokazati8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) pokazati2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) predstava2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) prikaz3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) pretveza4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) vtis5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) izkazati se•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up* * *I [šóu]1.nounkazanje; razkazovanje, bahanje, demonstracija; colloquially (gledališka, kino) predstava, revija; izvedba; prizor, pogled; razstava, sejemski prostor; (prazen) sijaj, (svečan) sprevod, parada, svečanost; gledališka ali cirkuška družina; colloquially šansa, prilika; dviganje rok (pri glasovanju); zunanjost, podoba, nekaj dozdevnega; hlinjenje, pretveza, izgovor; sled; slang pretep; slang podjetje, botega, krama; slang tretje ali boljše mesto pri konjskih dirkahin show — na videz, navideznoon show — razstavljen, na ogled, ki se more videtioh, bad show! — oh, slabó!good show! — bravo! sijajno! dobro storjeno!Lord Mayor's Show — svečan sprevod londonskega župana (9. XI.)there is some show of truth in what you say — je nekaj (videza) resnice v tem, kar praviteunder show of helping he was really hindering — pod pretvezo da pomaga, je dejansko metal polena pod nogeto make a show of (rage) — hliniti, delati se (besnega)to give away the show, to give the (whole) show away — izdati tajnost (slabosti, napake)to make o.s. understood by dumb show — sporazumeti se s kretnjamigive him a fair show! — dajte mu pravo priliko!to put on a show — hoteti napraviti vtis, postavljati sehe runs (bosses) the show — on vodi vse, on je glava (podjetja itd.)to pierce beneath the shows of s.th. — priti neki stvari do dnado you think we have got much of a show now? — mislite, da se sedaj lahko s čim posebno pohvalimo?to vote by show of hands — glasovati (voliti) z dviganjem rok;2.adjectivenavidezen, dozdeven; razstaven; igralski, hlinjenshow folk — igralci, umetnikiII [šóu]1.transitive verbpokazati, razkazati, razstaviti (blago), dati na razstavo; prikazovati; odkriti, dokazati, izpričati, razložiti; oznaniti; napraviti (uslugo); voditi, peljati, spremljati (koga);2.intransitive verb(po)kazati se, pojaviti se (v družbi), biti viden, videti se, zdeti se, izgledati ( like kot); dati predstavo; slang priti na cilj na tretjem ali boljšem mestu (na konjskih dirkah)to show o.s. — pokazati se (v javnosti)you'll have to show me! colloquially to mi boš moral šele dokazati!the dog he showed got the first prize — pes, ki ga je dal na razstavo, je dobil prvo nagradoto show cause — pokazati, navesti vzrok (razloge)to show s.o. the door — pokazati komu vratato show the white feathers figuratively pokazati svojo strahopetnostto show the flag slang uradno izobesiti britansko zastavo (npr. na ladji)to show one's hands — pokazati svoje karte (tudi figuratively), odkriti svoje načrteto show the hoof figuratively pokazati svojo zlobno naravoto show s.o. round (over) the house — razkazati komu hišoto show a leg colloquially vstati zjutraj iz postelje; slang hitetito show a clean pair of heels slang pokazati pete, pobrisati jodoes this spot show? — se ta madež vidi?to show one's teeth — pokazati zobe (tudi figuratively)to show s.o. about the town — razkazati komu mesto -
12 waffle
I 1. ['wofl] verb(to talk on and on foolishly, pretending that one knows something which one does not: This lecturer will waffle on for hours.)2. noun(talk of this kind: His speech was pure waffle. He has no idea what he's talking about.)II ['wofəl] noun(a flat cake baked in a special appliance that leaves a pattern of squares on it: Waffles are usually eaten with ice cream, syrup or jam.) vafelj* * *I [wɔfl]nounvafelj, skladanecII [wɔfl]intransitive verb British English slang blebetati, čvekati, kvasati, besedičiti ( about o), blebetati neumnosti -
13 would-be
adjective (trying, hoping, or merely pretending, to be: a would-be poet.) tako imenovani* * *[wúdbi:]1.adjectivetako emenovani, kot se trdi, dozdeven, namišljen, navidezen, psevdo-; hotèna would-be poet (painter) — lažni pesnik, pesnikun (mazač, packač)a would-be kindness — hotêna prijaznost;2.noundomišljavec, figuratively (posmehljivo) (napihnjena) žaba -
14 sour grapes
(saying or pretending that something is not worth having because one cannot obtain it.) kislo grozdje -
15 sweep under the carpet
(to avoid facing, or dealing with (an unpleasant situation etc) by pretending it does not exist.) zatiskati si oči
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