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to pretend
01
fingir
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
Ejemplos
He pretended to enjoy the meal, even though it did n't taste good, to avoid causing offense.
Él fingió disfrutar de la comida, aunque no sabía bien, para evitar ofender.
She pretended to be interested in the conversation to avoid hurting her friend's feelings.
Ella fingió estar interesada en la conversación para evitar herir los sentimientos de su amiga.
02
fingir, simular
to act as if experiencing or having an emotion or trait without truly feeling it
Transitive: to pretend an emotion
Ejemplos
She pretended happiness to avoid worrying her friends.
Ella fingió felicidad para evitar preocupar a sus amigos.
He could barely pretend interest in the dull conversation.
Apenas podía fingir interés en la aburrida conversación.
03
fingir, simular
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
Transitive: to pretend to do sth | to pretend that
Ejemplos
The children pretended they were pirates searching for hidden treasure.
Los niños fingieron que eran piratas en busca de un tesoro escondido.
She pretended the sofa was a boat, navigating through imaginary waves.
Ella fingió que el sofá era un barco, navegando a través de olas imaginarias.
Ejemplos
He tried to pretend to expertise in the matter, but his inexperience showed.
Intentó fingir tener experiencia en el asunto, pero su inexperiencia se notaba.
He can not pretend to any particular knowledge of the law, as he ’s never studied it.
No puede pretender un conocimiento particular de la ley, ya que nunca la ha estudiado.
Pretend
01
simulación, fingimiento
the enactment of a pretense
pretend
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ficticio, imaginario
imagined as in a play
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