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to pretend
01
fingir, simular
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
Exemplos
He pretended to enjoy the meal, even though it did n't taste good, to avoid causing offense.
Ele fingiu gostar da refeição, mesmo que não estivesse boa, para evitar causar ofensa.
She pretended to be interested in the conversation to avoid hurting her friend's feelings.
Ela fingiu estar interessada na conversa para evitar magoar os sentimentos da sua amiga.
02
fingir, simular
to act as if experiencing or having an emotion or trait without truly feeling it
Transitive: to pretend an emotion
Exemplos
She pretended happiness to avoid worrying her friends.
Ela fingiu felicidade para evitar preocupar seus amigos.
He could barely pretend interest in the dull conversation.
Ele mal conseguia fingir interesse na conversa entediante.
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
Exemplos
The children pretended they were pirates searching for hidden treasure.
As crianças fingiram que eram piratas à procura de um tesouro escondido.
She pretended the sofa was a boat, navigating through imaginary waves.
Ela fingiu que o sofá era um barco, navegando por ondas imaginárias.
Exemplos
He tried to pretend to expertise in the matter, but his inexperience showed.
Ele tentou fingir ter expertise no assunto, mas sua inexperiência ficou evidente.
He can not pretend to any particular knowledge of the law, as he ’s never studied it.
Ele não pode pretender um conhecimento particular da lei, pois nunca a estudou.
Pretend
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simulação, fingimento
the enactment of a pretense
pretend
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fictício, imaginário
imagined as in a play
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