pretend

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fingir

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pretend
[prɪˈtend]
verbo transitivo
1fingir, simular (feign)
  • to pretend to be ill -> fingir que se está enfermo(a)
  • to pretend to do something -> fingir hacer algo
  • they pretended that nothing had happened -> hicieron como si no hubiera pasado nada
2pretender (claim)
verbo intransitivo
3fingir (put on an act)
adjetivo
4de mentira (familiar)
  • pretend money -> dinero (m) de mentira
  • a pretend slap -> un amago de bofetada

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pretend [pri-tend]
1Aparentar, mostrar o dar a entender lo que no es o lo que no hay, dar por pretexto, fingir (fake, simulate); hacerse el, o que.
2Pretender, intentar.
3Pretender, procurar o solicitar alguna cosa.
4Afirmar falsamente, alegar sin verdad.
  • To pretend to be -> fingirse, dárselas de
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
5Afectar; presumir o preciarse de; aspirar a lograr alguna cosa o creer tener derecho a ella. (n)
  • To pretend to -> pretender a 2. Disfrazarse
va.

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pretend [prɪˈtend]
verb:transitive
1 (feign) fingir; simular
to pretend ignorance
to pretend that ... (querer) hacer creer que ...; he's pretending that he can't hear finge no oír; let's pretend that I'm the doctor and you're the nurse (baby_talk) yo era el médico y tú eras la enfermera; to pretend to do sth fingir hacer algo; to pretend to be asleep hacerse el dormido; fingir estar dormido; to pretend to be mad fingirse loco; he pretends to be a poet se las da de poeta; se dice poeta; to pretend to go away fingir marcharse; to pretend not to be listening hacerse el distraído; to pretend not to understand hacerse el desentendido
2 (claim) pretender
I don't pretend to know the answer no pretendo saber la respuesta; I don't pretend to understand art no pretendo entender de arte
verb:intransitive
1 (feign) fingir
she is only pretending es de mentira; we're only pretending (to child) es de mentirijillas; (informal) let's pretend imaginémoslo; let's not pretend to each other no nos engañemos uno a otro
2 (claim)
to pretend to the throne pretender el trono; to pretend to intelligence afirmar tener inteligencia; pretender ser inteligente
adjective
(informal) de mentira; fingido
pretend money (informal) dinero de juego; (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "pretend"

Imperative
  • pretend
  • you pretend
  • he/she pretends
  • we pretend
  • you pretend
  • they pretend
Preterite
  • I pretended
  • you pretended
  • he/she pretended
  • we pretended
  • you pretended
  • they pretended
Present Continuous
  • I am pretending
  • you are pretending
  • he/she is pretending
  • we are pretending
  • you are pretending
  • they are pretending
Present Perfect
  • I have pretended
  • you have pretended
  • he/she has pretended
  • we have pretended
  • you have pretended
  • they have pretended
Past Continuous
  • I was pretending
  • you were pretending
  • he/she was pretending
  • we were pretending
  • you were pretending
  • they were pretending
Past Perfect
  • I had pretended
  • you had pretended
  • he/she had pretended
  • we had pretended
  • you had pretended
  • they had pretended
Future
  • I will pretend
  • you will pretend
  • he/she will pretend
  • we will pretend
  • you will pretend
  • they will pretend
Future Perfect
  • I will have pretended
  • you will have pretended
  • he/she will have pretended
  • we will have pretended
  • you will have pretended
  • they will have pretended
Future Continuous
  • I will be pretending
  • you will be pretending
  • he/she will be pretending
  • we will be pretending
  • you will be pretending
  • they will be pretending
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been pretending
  • you have been pretending
  • he/she has been pretending
  • we have been pretending
  • you have been pretending
  • they have been pretending
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been pretending
  • you will have been pretending
  • he/she will have been pretending
  • we will have been pretending
  • you will have been pretending
  • they will have been pretending
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been pretending
  • you had been pretending
  • he/she had been pretending
  • we had been pretending
  • you had been pretending
  • they had been pretending
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