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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
Sometimes, pretending to be confident can help overcome nervousness in social situations.
A veces, fingir ser seguro puede ayudar a superar el nerviosismo en situaciones sociales.
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 surprise, though she had known about the party.
Ella fingió sorpresa, aunque ya sabía de la fiesta.
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
They pretended to be superheroes, saving the city from invisible villains.
Ellos fingieron ser superhéroes, salvando la ciudad de villanos invisibles.
Ejemplos
He can not pretend to any authority in the matter when he ’s just a beginner.
No puede pretender ninguna autoridad en el asunto cuando es solo un principiante.
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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