pretending en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de pretending en el diccionario inglés»español

I.pretend [ingl. am. prəˈtɛnd, ingl. brit. prɪˈtɛnd] V. trans.

1.1. pretend (feign):

pretend ignorance/surprise

fingir

pretend ignorance/surprise

aparentar

he pretended he hadn't seen us

fingió que no nos había visto

he pretended he hadn't seen us

hizo como si no nos hubiera visto

he pretends he doesn't care, he pretends not to care

finge que no le importa

he pretends he doesn't care, he pretends not to care

hace como si no le importara

they pretended to be students

se hicieron pasar por estudiantes

they pretended to be students

hicieron como si fueran estudiantes

she's not as stupid as she pretends (to be)

no es tan tonta como quiere aparentar

1.2. pretend <pretended, part. pas. >:

pretended innocence

falso

pretended innocence

fingido

2. pretend (make believe):

let's pretend we're on a desert island

vamos a hacer (cuenta de) que estamos en una isla desierta

let's pretend I'm the mother and you're the father

mira, yo era la mamá y tú eras el papá

just pretend I'm not here

tú haz como si yo no estuviera

just pretend I'm not here

tú hazte cuenta de que yo no estoy

3. pretend (claim):

pretend

pretender

we've never pretended that we had all the answers

nunca hemos pretendido que podíamos resolverlo todo

I won't pretend to give you advice

no voy a pretender darte consejos

II.pretend [ingl. am. prəˈtɛnd, ingl. brit. prɪˈtɛnd] V. intr.

1. pretend (feign):

pretend

fingir

stop pretending!

¡deja ya de fingir!

2. pretend (lay claim) form.:

to pretend to

pretender

I don't pretend to any knowledge of …

no pretendo saber de …

to pretend to the throne

pretender el trono

III.pretend [ingl. am. prəˈtɛnd, ingl. brit. prɪˈtɛnd] ADJ. used to or by children

pretend money/gun:

pretend

de mentira coloq.

pretend

de mentirijillas coloq.

it's not just pretend this time

esta vez no va de broma or no estoy jugando

Traducciones de pretending en el diccionario español»inglés

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

lo justificó con una pretendida enfermedad

he justified it by pretending o saying he'd been ill

hacerse el de las gafas negras coloq.

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 Méx. coloq.

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 Méx. coloq.

to pretend not to see (o hear etc.)

afectar + infinit.

to pretend to +  infinit.

pretending en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de pretending en el diccionario inglés»español

I.pretend [prɪˈtend] V. trans.

1. pretend (make believe):

pretend

fingir

to pretend to be interested

fingir interés

to pretend to be dead

hacerse el muerto

to pretend to be sb

hacerse pasar por alguien

the children pretended that they were dinosaurs

los niños imaginaban que eran dinosaurios

2. pretend (claim):

pretend

pretender

I don't pretend to know

no pretendo saber

II.pretend [prɪˈtend] V. intr.

pretend

fingir

he's just pretending

sólo está fingiendo

Traducciones de pretending en el diccionario español»inglés

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

postureo m

pretending, posing

fingir

to pretend

fingir

to pretend

hacer comedia

to pretend

hacerse el sueco

to pretend not to hear [or see]

hacerse el distraído

to pretend to not notice

no te hagas de nuevas

don't pretend you didn't know

aparentar estar enfermo

to pretend to be ill

hacer el paripé (fingir)

to pretend

disimular

to pretend

pretending Ejemplos de uso en el diccionario PONS (revisados por la redacción)

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

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

There are many things worn during schooldays that we'd prefer to pretend never happened -- hippie skirts, hair scrunchies and popper tracksuit bottoms spring to mind.

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

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The doctor pretended to be a sewing machine salesman.

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

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

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The prankster would then pretend to sneeze or throw up in the handkerchief or tissue.

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

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

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