pretend in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pretend in the English»French Dictionary

I.pretend [Brit prɪˈtɛnd, Am prəˈtɛnd] ADJ

pretend (make-believe) inf, child language:

pretend gun, car

imaginaire

pretend jewels

faux/fausse

it's only pretend!

c'est pour rire!

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

1. pretend (feign):

pretend emotion, illness, ignorance

simuler

to pretend that …

faire comme si …

to pretend to do

faire semblant de faire

let's pretend (that) it never happened/we are cowboys

faisons comme si cela n'était pas arrivé/nous étions des cowboys

a thief pretending to be a policeman

un voleur se faisant passer pour un policier

2. pretend (claim):

to pretend to know/understand

avoir la prétention de savoir/comprendre

to pretend to be

prétendre être

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

1. pretend (feign):

pretend

faire semblant

to play let's pretend

jouer à faire semblant

2. pretend (maintain deception):

pretend

jouer la comédie

after 40 years of marriage it is time to stop pretending

après 40 ans de mariage il faut cesser de se jouer la comédie

I was only pretending

c'était pour rire

Phrases:

to pretend to (claim) throne

prétendre à

to pretend to title, crown

revendiquer son droit à

IV.pretended ADJ

pretended emotion, ignorance, illness:

pretended

simulé

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he doesn't pretend to know all the answers

il ne prétend pas avoir réponse à tout

Translations for pretend in the French»English Dictionary

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feindre de faire/d'être

to pretend to do/to be

feindre une panne MOTOR

to pretend to have broken down

feindre

to pretend

faire semblant de croire à qc/d'être triste

to pretend to believe sth/to be sad

faire semblant que …

to pretend that …

jouer à faire semblant

to play ‘let's pretend’

simuler la douleur

to pretend to be in pain

affecter de faire

to pretend to do

faire le coup de la panne

to pretend to break down (so as to make advances to sb)

se piquer de philosophie

to like to pretend one is a philosopher

se piquer de peindre

to like to pretend that one is a painter

se piquer d'écrire

to like to pretend that one is a writer

on va faire comme si …

we're going to pretend that …

‘je ne trouve pas ça joli’—‘fais comme si’

‘I don't think it's pretty’—‘just pretend you do’

faire mine d'accepter/de ne pas comprendre

to pretend to accept/not to understand

pretend in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pretend in the English»French Dictionary

I.pretend [prɪˈtend] VB trans

1. pretend (claim):

pretend

prétendre

2. pretend (feign):

pretend

faire semblant

to pretend that one is asleep

faire semblant de dormir

II.pretend [prɪˈtend] VB intr

1. pretend (feign):

pretend

faire semblant

to pretend to +infin

faire semblant de +infin

to pretend to be sb

se faire passer pour qn

2. pretend (claim):

to pretend to sth

prétendre à qc

to pretend to +infin

prétendre +infin

I don't pretend to be an expert

je ne prétends pas être un expert

Translations for pretend in the French»English Dictionary

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feindre de ne rien [ou pas] comprendre

to pretend not to understand

feindre d'être malade

to pretend to be ill

faire semblant de dormir

to pretend to be asleep

faire semblant de rien inf

to pretend to take no notice

pretend Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pretend that one is asleep

faire semblant de dormir

to pretend to +infin

faire semblant de +infin

to pretend to be sb

se faire passer pour qn

to pretend to sth

prétendre à qc

to pretend to +infin

prétendre +infin

I don't pretend to be an expert

je ne prétends pas être un expert

to pretend to take no notice

faire semblant de rien inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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Others pretend to have purchased a right of residence and tyranny; but surely the insolence of such bargains is more offensive than the avowed and open dominion of force.

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You're a pretend safety campaigner with a very loud mouth and self-agrandizing opionions.

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For instance, mystery shoppers at a restaurant may pretend they are lactose-intolerant, or a clothing store mystery shopper could inquire about gift wrapping services.

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The local newspapers cover up for him and pretend the assassination had succeeded.

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The doctor pretended to be a sewing machine salesman.

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Sellers subsequently became deliberately uncooperative and would often pretend to be sick, only to be later spotted water-skiing the same day.

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Carter notices from the start that his father is acting uncommonly nervous and edgy, but pretends not to notice.

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

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