English to Portuguese Meaning of pretend - faz de conta

Pretend :
faz de conta

faz de conta, vestir, equipar-se, afirmar, exercer, anunciar, simular, fingir, assumir, farsa, falso, deturpar, falsificar, voar alto, afirmação, exigem, ligar, faz uma proposta, risco, perigo, aventura, tentativa, experimentar, redação

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Definitions of pretend in English
Noun(1) the enactment of a pretense
Verb(1) make believe with the intent to deceive(2) behave unnaturally or affectedly(3) put forward a claim and assert right or possession of(4) put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation(5) represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like(6) state insincerely
Adjective(1) imagined as in a play
Examples of pretend in English
(1) Francis loses both daughter and wife and constructs a fantasy life to pretend that Lisa is somehow still alive.(2) You just become someone walking around in freedom, no longer a pretend celebrity with a wallet to be taxed.(3) Boys and young men with pretend guns were being given military drill and taught blood-curdling, screamed chants.(4) Pretend troops are just what we need to fight for a pretend cause!(5) The good thing about a BlackBerry is you can read a message and pretend that you haven't seen it.(6) They could pretend that they in fact had hands toughened by manual labor in the somewhat mythical Australian outback.(7) When he does, will he play the party game and try to pretend the elephants aren't there?(8) We weren't marching off to conquer other countries, but to save them, for real, not for pretend purposes.(9) It was a boring time, as Dominic had to eat pretend chocolate chip cookies, and drink tea.(10) I can't be the only adult to play for pretend money around the Monopoly board, but at least that requires some sense of the world outside me.(11) Back then I used to play games and pretend I was a secret agent and such.(12) You can go to land of make believe and you can pretend , but in the end you still have no friends Ted, I think this is goodbye.(13) They ride around on pretend horses while knocking coconuts together and often break into spontaneous song.(14) He wants to see Catherine and wants her to pretend that they are engaged and in a fancy Milan hotel room together.(15) In the home center, children prepare a pretend picnic for an imaginary vacation.(16) This fantasy allows us to pretend that where we are does not matter, and that what we do daily is a minor narrative that does not count.
Related Phrases of pretend
(1) to pretend ::
fingir
(2) pretend to ::
fingir
(3) pretend to be ::
fingir ser
Synonyms
Verb
1. make as if ::
fazer como se
2. put on an act as ::
colocar em um ato como
3. feign ::
fingir
4. claim ::
afirmação
6. venture ::
risco
7. dissemble ::
dissimular
8. profess ::
professar
9. affect ::
afetar
Adjective
10. imaginary ::
imaginário
11. make-believe ::
faz de conta
Noun
12. make-believe ::
faz de conta
Different Forms
pretend, pretended, pretender, pretenders, pretending, pretends
Word Example from TV Shows
We're just supposed to pretend it's not a big deal?

We're just supposed to PRETEND it's not a big deal?

The Big Bang Theory Season 6, Episode 8

if I pretend to get a phone call and just walk away.

if I PRETEND to get a phone call and just walk away.

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 2

The pretend boyfriend I invented to get my family off my back.

The PRETEND boyfriend I invented to get my family off my back.

The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Episode 19

Just pretend we're not here.

Just PRETEND we're not here.

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 2

I'll just call the restaurant, pretend I'm Amy and check the reservation.

I'll just call the restaurant, PRETEND I'm Amy and check the reservation.

The Big Bang Theory Season 9, Episode 8

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