pre·tend (pr -t nd )v. pre·tend·ed, pre·tend·ing, pre·tends v.tr. 1. To give a false appearance of; feign: "You had to pretend conformity while privately pursuing high and dangerous nonconformism" (Anthony Burgess). 2. To claim or allege insincerely or falsely; profess: doesn't pretend to be an expert. 3. To represent fictitiously in play; make believe: pretended they were on a cruise. 4. To take upon oneself; venture: I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong. v.intr. 1. To feign an action or character, as in play. 2. To put forward a claim. 3. To make pretensions: pretends to gourmet tastes. adj. Informal Imitation; make-believe: pretend money; pretend pearls. [Middle English pretenden, from Old French pretendre, from Latin praetendere : prae-, pre- + tendere, to extend; see ten- in Indo-European roots.] |
pretend [prɪˈtɛnd]
vb
1. (when tr, usually takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to claim or allege (something untrue)
2. (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to make believe, as in a play you pretend to be Ophelia
3. (intr; foll by to) to present a claim, esp a dubious one to pretend to the throne
4. (intr; foll by to) Obsolete to aspire as a candidate or suitor (for)
adj
fanciful; make-believe; simulated a pretend gun
[from Latin praetendere to stretch forth, feign, from prae in front + tendere to stretch]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  pretend - the enactment of a pretense; "it was just pretend"pretending, pretense, feigning, simulation, pretence - the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending" |
| Verb | 1. | pretend - make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" misrepresent, belie - represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions" make believe, pretend, make - represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress" play possum - to pretend to be dead take a dive - pretend to be knocked out, as of a boxer bullshit, talk through one's hat, bull, fake - speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it" mouth - articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word" |
| 2. |  pretend - behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting" | |
| 3. | pretend - put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; "pretend the title of King" | |
| 4. | pretend - put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong" forebode, predict, prognosticate, foretell, promise, anticipate, call - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" suspect, surmise - imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it" speculate - talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal" | |
| 5. | pretend - represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress" dissemble, feign, pretend, sham, affect - make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" go through the motions - pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it; "She isn't really working--she's just going through the motions" | |
| 6. | pretend - state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine" claim - assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar" | |
| Adj. | 1. | pretend - imagined as in a play; "the make-believe world of theater"; "play money"; "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish" unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news" |
pretend
verb
1. feign, affect, assume, allege, put on, fake, make out, simulate, profess, sham, counterfeit, falsify, impersonate, dissemble, dissimulate, pass yourself off as He pretended to be asleep.
Translations
pretend [prɪˈtend]
A. VT
1. (= feign) → fingir, simular
to pretend that → (querer)hacer creer que ...
he's pretending that he can't hear → finge no oír
let's pretend that I'm the doctor and you're the nurse (child language) → yo era el médico y tú eras la enfermera
to pretend to do sth → fingir hacer algo
to pretend to be asleep → hacerse el dormido, fingir estar dormido
to pretend to be mad → fingirse loco
he pretends to be a poet → se las da de poeta, se dice poeta
to pretend to go away → fingir marcharse
to pretend not to be listening → hacerse el distraído
to pretend not to understand → hacerse el desentendido
to pretend that → (querer)hacer creer que ...
he's pretending that he can't hear → finge no oír
let's pretend that I'm the doctor and you're the nurse (child language) → yo era el médico y tú eras la enfermera
to pretend to do sth → fingir hacer algo
to pretend to be asleep → hacerse el dormido, fingir estar dormido
to pretend to be mad → fingirse loco
he pretends to be a poet → se las da de poeta, se dice poeta
to pretend to go away → fingir marcharse
to pretend not to be listening → hacerse el distraído
to pretend not to understand → hacerse el desentendido
B. VI
1. (= feign) → fingir
she is only pretending → es de mentira
we're only pretending (to child) → es de mentirijillas
let's pretend → imaginémoslo
let's not pretend to each other → no nos engañemos uno a otro
she is only pretending → es de mentira
we're only pretending (to child) → es de mentirijillas
let's pretend → imaginémoslo
let's not pretend to each other → no nos engañemos uno a otro
2. (= claim) to pretend to the throne → pretender el trono
to pretend to intelligence → afirmar tener inteligencia, pretender ser inteligente
to pretend to intelligence → afirmar tener inteligencia, pretender ser inteligente
pretend [prɪˈtɛnd]
vt
(= feign) [+ ignorance, interest] → feindre
to pretend (that) → faire comme si
Her father tried to pretend that nothing unusual had happened → Son père essayait de faire comme si rien d'inhabituel ne s'était produit.
She can sunbathe and pretend she's in Spain → Elle peut prendre des bains de soleil et faire comme si elle était en Espagne.
to pretend to do sth → faire semblant de faire qch
He pretended to be asleep → Il faisait semblant de dormir.
to pretend (that) → faire comme si
Her father tried to pretend that nothing unusual had happened → Son père essayait de faire comme si rien d'inhabituel ne s'était produit.
She can sunbathe and pretend she's in Spain → Elle peut prendre des bains de soleil et faire comme si elle était en Espagne.
to pretend to do sth → faire semblant de faire qch
He pretended to be asleep → Il faisait semblant de dormir.
(as game) → s'imaginer
They were pretending that their bed was a pirate ship → Ils s'imaginaient que leur lit était un bateau pirate.
They were pretending that their bed was a pirate ship → Ils s'imaginaient que leur lit était un bateau pirate.
vi
(= feign) → faire semblant
(as game) → jouer à faire semblant
adj [money] → factice; [earrings] → pour jouer
Pretend cooking is just as much fun as the real thing → Jouer à faire la cuisine est tout aussi amusant que la faire pour de vrai.
pretend play → jeu symbolique
Pretend cooking is just as much fun as the real thing → Jouer à faire la cuisine est tout aussi amusant que la faire pour de vrai.
pretend play → jeu symbolique
pretend
vt
(= make believe) → so tun, als ob; (= feign) → vortäuschen, vorgeben; to pretend to be interested → so tun, als ob man interessiert wäre; to pretend to be sick/to have a cold → eine Krankheit/Erkältung vortäuschen or vorschützen; to pretend to be asleep → sich schlafend stellen
vi
(= make believe) → so tun, als ob; (= keep up facade) → sich verstellen; he is only pretending → er tut nur so (als ob); let’s stop pretending → hören wir auf, uns (dat) → etwas vorzumachen
pretend [prɪˈtɛnd]
pretend [prɪˈtɛnd]
1. vt
a. (feign) to pretend illness/ignorance → fingersi malato/a/ignorante, far finta di essere malato/a/ignorante
to pretend to do sth → far finta or fingere di fare qc
she's pretending she can't hear us → fa finta di non sentirci
he was pretending to be a lawyer → si spacciava per avvocato
to pretend to do sth → far finta or fingere di fare qc
she's pretending she can't hear us → fa finta di non sentirci
he was pretending to be a lawyer → si spacciava per avvocato
b. (claim) to pretend to do/that → pretendere di fare/che + sub
3. adj (fam) (gun, money) → finto/a
pretend [prɪˈtɛnd]
1. vt
a. (feign) to pretend illness/ignorance → fingersi malato/a/ignorante, far finta di essere malato/a/ignorante
to pretend to do sth → far finta or fingere di fare qc
she's pretending she can't hear us → fa finta di non sentirci
he was pretending to be a lawyer → si spacciava per avvocato
to pretend to do sth → far finta or fingere di fare qc
she's pretending she can't hear us → fa finta di non sentirci
he was pretending to be a lawyer → si spacciava per avvocato
b. (claim) to pretend to do/that → pretendere di fare/che + sub
3. adj (fam) (gun, money) → finto/a
v pretend [priˈtend]
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. maak of يَدَّعي أنَّه претендирам dělat jako by foregive; lade som om so tun als ob προσποιούμαι, παριστάνω fingir, simular mängima وانمود کردن leikkiä faire semblant (de, que) לְשָׂחֵק כְּאִילוּ अभिनय करना pretvarati se tettet berpura-pura þykjast fare finta, fingere ～だということにする 가정하다 apsimesti iztēloties; izlikties berpura-pura doen alsof late som om, leke (at), innbille seg udawać fazer de conta a-şi închipui; a pretinde; a se preface делать вид robiť sa, že delati se pretvarati se låtsas เชื่อว่าเป็นจริง numara yapmak, ...-mış gibi görünmek 使信以為真，假裝 робити вигляд; симулювати بہانہ کرنا giả vờ; làm ra vẻ 使信以为真，假装
2 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. maak of, voorgee يَتَظاهَر преструвам předstírat lade som om vorgeben προσποιούμαι, προφασίζομαι fingir teesklema تظاهر کردن teeskennellä faire semblant לְהַעֲמִיד פָּנִים दावा करना, दिखावा करना pretvarati se megjátssza, hogy ... berpura-pura þykjast fare finta, fingere ～のふりをする 가장하다 apsimesti izlikties berpura-pura voorwenden late som om, gi seg ut for udawać fingir a pretinde; a se preface притворяться predstierať, domáhať sa pretvarjati se praviti se låtsas แสร้งทำ ... gibi görünmek 假裝 робити вигляд فريب دينا giả vờ 假装
n preˈtence [-s]
(an) act of pretending Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car. voorwendsel تَظاهُر، زَعْم، إدِّعاء претенция záminka foregivelse die Vortäuschung προσποίηση, πρόσχημα, πρόφαση pretexto ettekääne تظاهر teeskentely prétexte הַעֲמַדָת פָּנִים कपट, दावा, बहाना pod izlikom prijateljstva,tobože iz prijateljstva megjátssza, hogy ... kepura-puraan uppgerð, látalæti simulazione, pretesto 見せかけ 속이기, 가장 apsimetimas iztēlošanās; izlikšanās; maskēšanās sifat suka berpura-pura voorwendsel påskudd pozór fingimento притворство, обман zámienka pretveza izgovor förevändning, svepskäl, sken การแสร้งทำ sahte tavır, yapmacık, numara 假裝 удавання; обман بہانہ sự giả vờ 假装
false pretences
acts or behaviour intended to deceive He got the money under false pretences. voorwendsel تَصَرُّفات خَدّاعَه измама falešné důvody falske forudsætninger unter Vorspiegelung falscher Tatsachen ψευδείς ισχυρισμοί fraude, estafa pettus بهانه های دروغین vilpillisesti moyens frauduleux תוֹך הִתחָזוּת धोखा देने वाले कार्य lažni navodi, tobožnji razlozi csalárd fondorlat tindakan mengecoh svik, falskar forsendur raggiri, (dichiarazioni false) 偽りの口実 사기죄 apgaulė viltus; krāpšana tipu daya valse voorwendsels falske forutsetninger podstęp meios fraudulentos prin şiretlicuri/înşelăciuni ложный предлог falošná zámienka lažne pretveze lažni izgovor falska förespeglingar การหลอกหลวง yapmacık tavır 詐欺(手段) обман فريب lừa đảo 欺诈（手段）
pretend → يَتظاهر předstírat foregive vorgeben προσποιούμαι fingir teeskennellä prétendre pretvarati se fingere ふりをする …인 체하다 doen alsof late som stowrzyć pozory fingir притворяться låtsas แกล้ง yapar gibi görünmek giả vờ 假装
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