pretended

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
pretended adj (claimed)alegado adj
  afirmado adj
 It was soon obvious that his pretended skill at football was non existent.
pretended adj (insincere, feigned)fingido/a adj
  simulado adj
 Her pretended admiration was a blow that I wasn't prepared for.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
pretend vi (act as if)fingir vi
 I was just pretending. I'm not really going to eat your ice cream.
 Solo fingía. No voy a comerme tu helado.
pretend to do [sth] v expr (feign)simular que [+ indicativo] vtr + prep
  fingir que [+ indicativo] vtr + prep
 Raphaël pretended to eat Audrey's ice cream.
 Raphaël simuló que se estaba comiendo el helado de Audrey.
pretend to do [sth] v expr (playact)jugar a vi + prep
 Veronica pretended to feed her dolls cake.
 Veronica jugaba a darles de comer a sus muñecas.
pretend to be [sb/sth] v expr (playact, imagine)jugar a ser loc verb
 She pretended to be a princess.
 Ella jugaba a ser una princesa.
pretend not to do [sth] v expr (dissimulate) (informal)hacer como que no [+ indicativo] loc verb
  (informal)hacer como si no [+ subjuntivo] loc verb
  fingir que no [+ indicativo] loc verb
 She pretended not to hear him when he said that he loved her.
 Hizo como que no lo había oído cuando dijo que la amaba.
 Hizo como si no lo hubiera oído cuando dijo que la amaba.
pretend [sth],
pretend that [sth]
vtr
(with clause) (informal)hacer como que [+ indicativo] loc verb
  (informal)hacer como si [+ subjuntivo] loc verb
  fingir que [+ indicativo] vtr + prep
 Julie pretended everything was OK, but she was struggling.
 Julie hacía como que todo estaba bien, pero en realidad estaba pasando dificultades.
 Julie hacía como si todo estuviera bien, pero en realidad estaba pasando dificultades.
pretend adj (not real)falso/a adj
 The students used pretend money to practice shopping.
 Los estudiantes usaron dinero falso para practicar el ir de compras.
pretend n US (playacting)disfrazarse v prnl
 The girls were playing pretend with their mother's old clothes.
 Las niñas estaban jugando a disfrazarse con la ropa vieja de su madre.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
pretend to [sth] vi + prep archaic (claim)pretender vtr
 The young duke pretended to the Throne.
 El joven duque pretendía el trono.
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