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1 pretend
adj. låtsas---------v. låtsas; simulera; hyckla; göra anspråk på* * *[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.) låtsas2) (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.) låtsas•- pretence- false pretences -
2 forge
n. smedja; ässja, smidesugn--------v. smida; utforma; skapa, göra; hitta på; förfalska* * *I 1. [fo:‹] noun(a very hot oven in which metals are melted etc; a furnace: Steel is manufactured in a forge.) smidesugn, ässja2. verb(to shape metal by heating and hammering: He forged a horse-shoe out of an iron bar.) smidaII [fo:‹] verb(to copy (eg a letter or a signature) and pretend that it is genuine, usually for illegal purposes: He forged my signature.) förfalska- forgeryIII [fo:‹] verb(to move steadily: they forged ahead with their plans.) kämpa (arbeta, pressa) sig fram -
3 make believe
låtsas, föreställa sig; låtsad; låtsaslek; fantasi* * *(to pretend (that): The children made believe they were animals.) låtsas -
4 pass (something or someone) off as
(to pretend that (something or someone) is (something or someone else): He passed himself off as a journalist.) [] utge sig för att varaEnglish-Swedish dictionary > pass (something or someone) off as
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5 pass (something or someone) off as
(to pretend that (something or someone) is (something or someone else): He passed himself off as a journalist.) [] utge sig för att varaEnglish-Swedish dictionary > pass (something or someone) off as
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6 fake
adj. förfalskad--------n. förfalskning, hopkok; "bluff", påhitt; bluffmakare, förfalskare--------v. förfalska; hitta på, dikta ihop; bättra på* * *[feik] 1. noun1) (a worthless imitation (especially intended to deceive); a forgery: That picture is a fake.) förfalskning2) (a person who pretends to be something he is not: He pretended to be a doctor, but he was a fake.) bluff2. adjective1) (made in imitation of something more valuable, especially with the intention of deceiving: fake diamonds.) falsk, förfalskad2) (pretending to be something one is not: a fake clergyman.) falsk3. verb(to pretend or imitate in order to deceive: to fake a signature.) förfalska -
7 put on
klä på sig; lasta på; låtsas* * *1) (to switch on (a light etc): Put the light on!) sätta på, tända2) (to dress oneself in: Which shoes are you going to put on?) sätta (ta) på sig3) (to add or increase: The car put on speed; I've put on weight.) öka4) (to present or produce (a play etc): They're putting on `Hamlet' next week.) sätta upp, spela5) (to provide (eg transport): They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m.) sätta in6) (to make a false show of; to pretend: She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on.) göra sig till, låtsas7) (to bet (money) on: I've put a pound on that horse to win.) satsa på -
8 sham
adj. förfalskad, oäkta, sken---------n. hyckleri, bluff, sken, spel--------v. hyckla, låtsas, föreställa sig* * *[ʃæm] 1. noun(something that is pretended, not genuine: The whole trial was a sham.) humbug, bluff2. adjective(pretended, artificial or false: a sham fight; Are those diamonds real or sham?) låtsad, oäkta, falsk3. verb(to pretend (to be in some state): He shammed sleep/anger; He shammed dead; I think she's only shamming.) simulera, låtsas
См. также в других словарях:
pretend that black is white — pretend/say that black is white to say the opposite of what is really true. She ll say that black is white if she thinks it s to her advantage … New idioms dictionary
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pretend — pre|tend1 [ prı tend ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to behave in a particular way because you want someone to believe that something is true when it is not: We were never going to make the marriage work, so why pretend? pretend to do… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pretend — [[t]prɪte̱nd[/t]] pretends, pretending, pretended 1) VERB If you pretend that something is the case, you act in a way that is intended to make people believe that it is the case, although in fact it is not. [V that] I pretend that things are… … English dictionary
pretend — 1 /prI tend/ verb 1 (I, T) to behave as if something is true when in fact you know it is not: We re not really sisters; we were just pretending. | pretend (that): The candidate pretended she had worked for a newspaper before. | pretend to do sth … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pretend — pre|tend1 W3S2 [prıˈtend] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: praetendere to stretch out in front, make an excuse , from tendere to stretch ] 1.) [I and T] to behave as if something is true when in fact you know it is not, in order to deceive… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ otherwise ▪ You know what this is all about. Why pretend otherwise? ▪ at least ▪ Couldn t you at least pretend to enjoy it? ▪ just … Collocations dictionary
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