pretending in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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

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

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III.pretend [Am prəˈtɛnd, Brit prɪˈtɛnd] ADJ used to or by children

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lo justificó con una pretendida enfermedad
he justified it by pretending o saying he'd been ill
hacerse el de las gafas negras inf
to pretend not to notice (o see etc.)
hacerse el/la longui o el/la longuis
to pretend one hasn't heard (o noticed etc.)
todos se dan cuenta porque no sabe disimular
everybody knows what's going on because she's no good at hiding things o pretending
hacerse el sordo
to pretend not to hear
fingir + infinit.
to pretend to +  infinit.
fingir
to pretend
hacerse pato Mex inf
to pretend not to know anything
si te pregunta por mí, tú hazte pato
if he asks after me, make out o pretend you don't know anything
hacerse guaje Mex inf
to pretend not to see (o hear etc.)
afectar + infinit.
to pretend to +  infinit.

pretending in the PONS Dictionary

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

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

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pretending Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pretend to be interested
fingir interés
to pretend to be dead
hacerse el muerto
to pretend to be sb
hacerse pasar por alguien
I don't pretend to know
no pretendo saber
he's just pretending
sólo está fingiendo
to pretend to not know about sth
desentenderse de algo
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The participants may simply pretend to high five, or add an imitation sound of hand slapping.
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She frequently instructs her son to pretend to be her siblingsometimes her brother, sometimes her sister.
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They trick him into thinking he is very sick, then they pretend to perform surgery on him until he faints.
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Of this desert many strange and unbelievable marvels are told by those who pretend to have penetrated it.
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Do we really need to pretend to be happy or social when all we truly want to do is sulk in a chair?
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The word dude (or the now-archaic term greenhorn) indicates an individual unfamiliar with cowboy culture, especially one who is trying to pretend otherwise.
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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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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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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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He pretends to have done so and the two get married.
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