Cari
to pretend
01
berpura-pura, bersandiwara
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
Contoh-contoh
He pretended to enjoy the meal, even though it did n't taste good, to avoid causing offense.
Dia pura-pura menikmati makanan, meskipun tidak enak, untuk menghindari menyinggung perasaan.
02
berpura-pura, bersandiwara
to act as if experiencing or having an emotion or trait without truly feeling it
Transitive: to pretend an emotion
Contoh-contoh
She pretended surprise, though she had known about the party.
Dia pura-pura terkejut, meskipun dia tahu tentang pesta itu.
03
berpura-pura, bermain-main
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
Transitive: to pretend to do sth | to pretend that
Contoh-contoh
They pretended to be superheroes, saving the city from invisible villains.
Mereka berpura-pura menjadi pahlawan super, menyelamatkan kota dari penjahat tak terlihat.
Contoh-contoh
He can not pretend to any authority in the matter when he ’s just a beginner.
Dia tidak bisa mengaku memiliki otoritas apa pun dalam hal ini ketika dia hanya seorang pemula.
Pretend
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pura-pura, berpura-pura
the enactment of a pretense
pretend
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fiktif, khayalan
imagined as in a play
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