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.
She pretended to be interested in the conversation to avoid hurting her friend's feelings.
Dia pura-pura tertarik pada percakapan untuk menghindari menyakiti perasaan temannya.
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 happiness to avoid worrying her friends.
Dia pura-pura bahagia untuk menghindari mengkhawatirkan teman-temannya.
He could barely pretend interest in the dull conversation.
Dia hampir tidak bisa pura-pura tertarik pada percakapan yang membosankan.
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
The children pretended they were pirates searching for hidden treasure.
Anak-anak berpura-pura menjadi bajak laut yang mencari harta karun tersembunyi.
She pretended the sofa was a boat, navigating through imaginary waves.
Dia pura-pura sofa itu adalah perahu, berlayar melalui ombak imajiner.
Contoh-contoh
He tried to pretend to expertise in the matter, but his inexperience showed.
Dia mencoba berpura-pura ahli dalam hal itu, tetapi ketidakberpengalamannya terlihat.
He can not pretend to any particular knowledge of the law, as he ’s never studied it.
Dia tidak bisa mengaku memiliki pengetahuan khusus tentang hukum, karena dia tidak pernah mempelajarinya.
Pretend
01
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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