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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.) fazer de conta2) (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.) fingir•- pretence- false pretences* * *pre.tend[prit'end] vt+vi 1 fingir, simular. he pretended illness / ele simulou doença. 2 imitar, fazer o papel de. 3 aspirar, ter pretensões, pretender. he pretends to her hand / ele aspira à sua mão. I don’t pretend to be an artist não me julgo um artista. -
2 feign
[fein](to pretend to feel: He feigned illness.) fingir- feigned* * *[fein] vt+vi 1 fingir, simular, pretextar. 2 aparentar, dissimular, disfarçar. 3 inventar. 4 falsificar. to feign an excuse inventar uma desculpa. -
3 feign
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pretend — /pri tend /, v.t. 1. to cause or attempt to cause (what is not so) to seem so: to pretend illness; to pretend that nothing is wrong. 2. to appear falsely, as to deceive; feign: to pretend to go to sleep. 3. to make believe: The children pretended … Universalium
pretend — pre•tend [[t]prɪˈtɛnd[/t]] v. 1) to cause or attempt to cause (what is not so) to seem so; claim: pretending that nothing is wrong[/ex] 2) to put forward a false appearance of, as to deceive; feign: to pretend illness[/ex] 3) to make believe: The … From formal English to slang
pretend — /prəˈtɛnd / (say pruh tend) verb (t) 1. to put forward a false appearance of; feign: to pretend illness. 2. to venture or attempt falsely (to do something). 3. to allege or profess, especially insincerely or falsely. –verb (i) 4. to make believe …
pre|tend — «prih TEHND», verb, adjective. –v.t. 1. to claim falsely: »She pretended to like the meal so she wouldn t offend the hostess. 2. to claim falsely to have: »to pretend illness. 3. to claim: »I don t pretend to be a musician. Speak in honest… … Useful english dictionary
malinger — malingerer, n. /meuh ling geuhr/, v.i. to pretend illness, esp. in order to shirk one s duty, avoid work, etc. [1810 20; < F malingre sickly, ailing, equiv. to mal MAL + OF heingre haggard (perh. < Gmc)] * * * … Universalium
malinger — ma·lin·ger || mÉ™ lɪŋgÉ™(r) n. one who slanders, one who makes evil and untrue statements about another v. pretend illness to escape duty … English contemporary dictionary
malingered — ma·lin·ger || mÉ™ lɪŋgÉ™(r) n. one who slanders, one who makes evil and untrue statements about another v. pretend illness to escape duty … English contemporary dictionary
malingering — n. pretending to be ill in order to escape duty or work ma·lin·ger || mÉ™ lɪŋgÉ™(r) n. one who slanders, one who makes evil and untrue statements about another v. pretend illness to escape duty … English contemporary dictionary
malingers — ma·lin·ger || mÉ™ lɪŋgÉ™(r) n. one who slanders, one who makes evil and untrue statements about another v. pretend illness to escape duty … English contemporary dictionary
malinger — ma•lin•ger [[t]məˈlɪŋ gər[/t]] v. i. to pretend illness, esp. in order to shirk duty or work • Etymology: 1810–20; < F malingre sickly =mal mal + OF heingre haggard ma•lin′ger•er, n … From formal English to slang
Attraction to disability — is a sexualised interest of people in the appearance, sensation and experience of disability. It may extend from normal human sexuality into a type of sexual fetishism. Sexologically, the pathological end of the attraction tends to be seen[Need… … Wikipedia
