to pretend
01
تظاهر, ادعى
to act in a specific way in order to make others believe that something is the case when actually it is not so
Transitive: to pretend to do sth
أمثلة
She pretended to be interested in the conversation to avoid hurting her friend's feelings.
لقد تظاهرت بأنها مهتمة بالمحادثة لتجنب إيذاء مشاعر صديقتها.
02
تظاهر, ادعى
to act as if experiencing or having an emotion or trait without truly feeling it
Transitive: to pretend an emotion
أمثلة
She pretended excitement for her friend's news, though she felt indifferent.
تظاهرت بالإثارة لخبر صديقتها، على الرغم من أنها شعرت باللامبالاة.
03
تظاهر, تظاهر ب
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
Transitive: to pretend to do sth | to pretend that
أمثلة
She pretended to be a queen, ruling over her kingdom of dolls.
لقد تظاهرت بأن تكون ملكة، تحكم مملكتها من الدمى.
Pretend
01
تمثيل, تظاهر
the enactment of a pretense
pretend
01
خيالي, مزيف
imagined as in a play
شجرة معجمية
pretended
pretender
pretending
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