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pre·tend·er: noun
pre·tend: I. transitive verb II. intransitive verb III. adjective and adverb

pre·tend·er [prɪˈtendəʳ] N

pretender to position, title:

pretender to

pretendent(ka) m (f) na/za

I . pre·tend [prɪˈtend] VB trans

1. pretend (behave falsely):

to pretend surprise

delati se presenečenega

to pretend that one is asleep

delati se, kot da spiš

2. pretend (imagine):

to pretend to be sb/sth

domišljati si, da si kdo/kaj

I'll just pretend that I didn't hear that

enostavno se bom delal, kot da nisem slišal

II . pre·tend [prɪˈtend] VB intr

1. pretend (feign):

to pretend to sb

vleči koga za nos

2. pretend form (claim):

I don't pretend to remember all the details

ne bom trdil, da se spomnim vseh podrobnosti

III . pre·tend [prɪˈtend] ADJ attr inf (in deception, game)

this doll is Katie's pretend baby

ta punčka je Katiein namišljeni dojenček

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It is called the great pretender for its variety of symptoms. en.wikipedia.org

Several plans for the company's privatization were formed in the late 1990s, but due to competition equal influential pretenders they were never fulfilled. en.wikipedia.org

Each of the three noblemen also happen to be pretenders of much larger former monarchies, too. en.wikipedia.org

In the latter case, some pretenders hope that the disability may become permanent, such as through tissue necrosis caused by constricted blood supply. en.wikipedia.org

The characters on the pillars, champion and pretender, were still there, but in a modern office instead of a medieval setting. en.wikipedia.org

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