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I . pre·tend [prɪˈtend] VB trans

1. pretend (behave falsely):

pretend

pretend

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):

pretend

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)

pretend

this doll is Katie's pretend baby

ta punčka je Katiein namišljeni dojenček

Usage examples with pretend

to pretend surprise

delati se presenečenega

to pretend that one is asleep

delati se, kot da spiš

this doll is Katie's pretend baby

ta punčka je Katiein namišljeni dojenček

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

enostavno se bom delal, kot da nisem slišal

I don't pretend to remember all the details

ne bom trdil, da se spomnim vseh podrobnosti

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English

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

The couple would pretend to be a bad lounge act. en.wikipedia.org

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

The doctor pretended to be a sewing machine salesman. en.wikipedia.org

The farm animals are instructed to pretend she's not there, and also to make comments about how nice it is to have her gone. en.wikipedia.org

If the lodger all of a sudden awakes, she would pretend that she mistook the door, she was confused, but rarely departed empty-handed. en.wikipedia.org

The plan's dreamland timetable is so long and vague it's absurd to pretend it's a blank cheque. www.winnipegfreepress.com

They trick him into thinking he is very sick, then they pretend to perform surgery on him until he faints. en.wikipedia.org

He pretends to have done so and the two get married. en.wikipedia.org

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

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