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to pretend
01
faire semblant
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
Exemples
She pretended to be interested in the conversation to avoid hurting her friend's feelings.
Elle a fait semblant de s'intéresser à la conversation pour éviter de blesser les sentiments de son amie.
02
feindre, simuler
to act as if experiencing or having an emotion or trait without truly feeling it
Transitive: to pretend an emotion
Exemples
He could barely pretend interest in the dull conversation.
Il pouvait à peine feindre de l'intérêt pour la conversation ennuyeuse.
03
feindre, simuler
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
Transitive: to pretend to do sth | to pretend that
Exemples
She pretended the sofa was a boat, navigating through imaginary waves.
Elle a fait semblant que le canapé était un bateau, naviguant à travers des vagues imaginaires.
Exemples
He can not pretend to any particular knowledge of the law, as he ’s never studied it.
Il ne peut pas prétendre à une connaissance particulière de la loi, car il ne l'a jamais étudiée.
Pretend
01
simulation, feinte
the enactment of a pretense
pretend
01
fictif, imaginaire
imagined as in a play
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