pretend in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pretend in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pretend [Brit prɪˈtɛnd, Am prəˈtɛnd] ADJ inf, child language (make-believe)

pretend gun, car

immaginario

pretend jewels

finto

it's only pretend!

è solo per finta!

II.pretend [Brit prɪˈtɛnd, Am prəˈtɛnd] VB trans

1. pretend (feign):

pretend illness, ignorance

fingere

pretend emotion

simulare

to pretend that …

fingere che …

to pretend to do

fingere di fare

let's pretend (that) it never happened

facciamo finta che non sia mai successo

let's pretend (that) we are cowboys

facciamo finta di essere cowboy

a thief pretending to be a policeman

un ladro che si finge poliziotto

2. pretend (claim):

to pretend to know, understand

pretendere di sapere, di capire

to pretend to be

pretendere di essere

III.pretend [Brit prɪˈtɛnd, Am prəˈtɛnd] VB intr

1. pretend (feign):

pretend

fingere, fare finta

to play let's pretend

= giocare a fingere di essere qualcun altro

2. pretend (maintain deception):

pretend

fingere

after 40 years of marriage it is time to stop pretending

dopo 40 anni di matrimonio è ora di smettere di fingere

I was only pretending

stavo solo facendo finta

3. pretend (claim):

to pretend to throne

pretendere

to pretend to title, crown

rivendicare un diritto a

Translations for pretend in the Italian»English Dictionary

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far sembiante che …

to pretend that …

simulare sentimento, emozione, interesse, malattia

to pretend

fingere

to pretend

fingere che, di fare

to pretend that, to do

fingere

to pretend

fingersi addormentato

to pretend to be sleeping

fare finta che …

to pretend that …

è solo per finta!

it's only pretend!

fare finta di niente

not to let on, to pretend nothing happened

facciamo finta che questo sia il colloquio

let's pretend this is the interview

pretendere

to pretend

pretendere di sapere, di capire

to pretend to know, understand

pretendere

to pretend

pretendere al trono

to pretend or lay claim to the throne

piccarsi di (conoscere la) filosofia

to pretend to know philosophy

finto gioielli

pretend

fare l'indifferente

to pretend not to care

negarsi

to pretend one is not in

pretend in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pretend in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pretend [prɪ·ˈtend] VB trans

1. pretend (make believe):

pretend

fingere

to pretend to be interested

fingere di essere interessato

to pretend to be dead

fare finta di essere morto

to pretend to be sb

farsi passare per qu

the children pretended that they were dinosaurs

i bambini giocavano ai dinosauri

2. pretend (claim):

pretend

pretender

I don't pretend to know

non pretendo di sapere

II.pretend [prɪ·ˈtend] VB intr

pretend

fingere

he's just pretending

sta solo facendo finta

Translations for pretend in the Italian»English Dictionary

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dissimulare

to pretend

fare finta

to pretend

fare finta di niente

to pretend not to notice

fare finta di non sentire

to pretend not to hear

fingere

to pretend

fingere di fare qc

to pretend to do sth

fingersi malato/pazzo

to pretend to be sick/crazy

finto (-a) (attacco, battaglia)

pretend

recitare

to pretend

mostrare

to pretend

fare l'indifferente

to pretend not to care

pretend Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pretend to be interested

fingere di essere interessato

to pretend to be dead

fare finta di essere morto

to pretend to be sb

farsi passare per qu

I don't pretend to know

non pretendo di sapere

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The doctor pretended to be a sewing machine salesman.

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As a child, after school she often pretended to be a teacher while playing with her friends.

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When she was first introduced she appeared to hide her problems and pretends to be strong.

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The prankster would then pretend to sneeze or throw up in the handkerchief or tissue.

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It is even more tragic that other world leaders who witness repression pretend it is not happening, or is exaggerated.

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She, in a distressed mood, says that such guys are a shame towards friendship as they pretend to be friends but really have other intentions.

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In difficult situations, she likes to pretend she is a movie heroine.

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He continued to pretend he was unhurt as the whales repeatedly dragged him to the bottom of the stadium pool.

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We'll pretend that this was supposed to be a baked potato dish.

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The participants may simply pretend to high five, or add an imitation sound of hand slapping.

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