pretending in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pretending in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

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

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

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

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Translations for pretending in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

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far sembiante che …
to pretend that …
gioca a fare il timido
he's pretending to be shy, he's being coy
fare finta che …
to pretend that …
è solo per finta!
it's only pretend!
stavo solo facendo finta
I was only pretending
fare finta di niente
not to let on, to pretend nothing happened
fa finta di lavorare
he's only playing at his job or pretending to work
facciamo finta che questo sia il colloquio
let's pretend this is the interview
fingere
to pretend
fingere che, di fare
to pretend that, to do
fingere
to pretend
è inutile fingere
it's no use pretending
fingersi addormentato
to pretend to be sleeping
simulare sentimento, emozione, interesse, malattia
to pretend
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
giù la maschera!
no more pretending!

pretending in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pretending in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

Translations for pretending in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

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pretending 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
he's just pretending
sta solo facendo finta

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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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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