to pretend
01
ふりをする, 装う
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
例
The spy pretended to be a tourist while gathering information in a foreign country.
スパイは外国で情報を収集しながら、観光客のふりをした。
02
ふりをする, 装う
to act as if experiencing or having an emotion or trait without truly feeling it
Transitive: to pretend an emotion
例
She pretended happiness to avoid worrying her friends.
彼女は友達を心配させないように幸せを装った。
03
ふりをする, 装う
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
Transitive: to pretend to do sth | to pretend that
例
The children pretended they were pirates searching for hidden treasure.
子供たちは隠された宝物を探している海賊だとふりをした。
Pretend
01
ふり, 見せかけ
the enactment of a pretense
pretend
01
架空の, 想像上の
imagined as in a play
語彙ツリー
pretended
pretender
pretending
pretend
