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pretend

/prɪˈtɛnd/

Translations

pretendverb

pretended

Past Simple

pretended

Past Participle

pretending

Gerund

/prɪˈtɛnd/

faire semblantSens courant : agir comme si quelque chose était vrai.

She pretended to be asleep when her parents checked on her.

Elle a fait semblant de dormir quand ses parents sont venus la voir.

Additional translations

imaginerDans le jeu ou le registre enfantin : se représenter une situation fictive.

prétendreEmploi plus soutenu ou formel : affirmer faussement.

Synonyms

pretendnoun

/prɪˈtend/

/prɪˈtɛnd/

Used chiefly in the phrase 'play pretend' and similar contexts to mean make-believe or imaginative play.

jeu de faire semblantEmploi nominal, surtout dans le langage enfantin ou pédagogique.

The children spent the afternoon in pretend, turning cardboard boxes into castles.

Les enfants ont passé l'après-midi à jouer au jeu de faire semblant, transformant des cartons en châteaux.

Synonyms

pretendadjective

more pretend

Comp.

most pretend

Super.

/prɪˈtend/

/prɪˈtɛnd/

fauxSe dit de quelque chose de non authentique.

She wore a pretend smile to hide her true feelings.

Elle a affiché un faux sourire pour cacher ses vrais sentiments.

Additional translations

feintPlus littéraire ou stylistique : exprimé sans sincérité.

Synonyms

Definitions

pretendverb

To act as if something is true when it is not.

She pretended to be asleep when her parents checked on her.

To make believe or imagine something.

The children pretended they were pirates searching for treasure.

To claim or assert something falsely.

He pretended to know the answer, but he was just guessing.

pretendnoun

Make-believe; the act or practice of imaginative play.

The children spent the afternoon in pretend, turning cardboard boxes into castles.

pretendadjective

Not genuine; simulated or feigned.

She wore a pretend smile to hide her true feelings.