| Samengestelde woorden: |
| act vi | (pretend to be) | doen alsof ww |
| | (formeel) | pretenderen, veinzen over. ww |
| | He acted ill, as he didn't want to go to school. |
| act like vi + adv | informal (behave as if) | zich gedragen als wk.ww + vz |
| | | doen alsof onoverg.ww |
| | She acts like she thinks she is the queen. |
| big deal interj | slang (expressing disdain) (inf., ironisch) | lekker boeien, lekker belangrijk tw |
| | (Belg.) | alsof dat zo belangrijk is frase |
| draw n | (American football) (American football) | strategie waarbij het lijkt alsof de bal overgespeeld gaat worden, maar het aanvallende team toch m |
| | The quarterback called for a draw, and ran to his left. |
fake,
fake sth vtr | (improvise, imitate) | doen alsof |
| | | imiteren, nadoen overg. ww |
| | A good actor can fake a lame leg. |
fake,
fake sth vtr | (pretend) | doen alsof |
| | She probably won't know the answers, but will fake it. |
| feel like sth v expr | informal (have sensation) | voelen alsof, voelen als onoverg. uitdr. |
| | I feel like there are little ants running around on my skin. |
| feel like sth v expr | (give sensation) | aanvoelen alsof, aanvoelen als onoverg. uitdr. |
| | It's really starting to feel like spring! |
| feign sth vtr | (fake, pretend) | veinzen, simuleren overg. ww |
| | | doen alsof ww+bw |
| | Marcus feigned innocence when Jackie asked who had eaten all of the cookies. |
| make as if to do sth v expr | informal (pretend) | doen alsof ww + vw |
| | He made as if to throw the ball, but he actually ran with it instead. Make as if we're in a hurry, then we'll get served faster. |
make out,
make out that vtr phrasal sep | UK, informal (with clause: pretend) | doen alsof |
| | Liam tried to make out that he was sick, but it was clear he was not. |
| make yourself at home v expr | (settle in) | doen alsof je thuis bent frase |
| | He made himself at home and got a Coke from the fridge. |
| make yourself at home interj | (welcome!) | Doe alsof je thuis bent! tw |
| | We're not very formal around here - just make yourself at home! |
| malinger vi | (pretend illness) (ziekte) | simuleren onoverg. ww |
| | | doen alsof je ziek bent frase |
| masquerade as sb/sth vi + prep | figurative (person: pretend to be) | doen alsof ww + vw |
| | | zich voordoen als wk. ww+vw |
| | The police officer masqueraded as a prostitute in order to arrest customers. |
| play vi | (pretend) | doen alsof |
| | She wasn't really injured; she was just playing. |
| play vi | (feign) | veinzen, spelen onoverg.ww |
| | | doen alsof |
| | He's playing dead. |
| playact vi | (pretend, make believe) | doen alsof onoverg. ww + bw |
| playact vi | (fake) | doen alsof onoverg. ww + bw |
| | (figuurlijk) | toneelspelen onoverg. ww |
| pose as sth/sb vi + prep | (pretend to be) | doen alsof woordgr. |
| | | zich voordoen als woordgr. |
| | | zich uitgeven voor woordgr. |
| | Charlie isn't really a pilot; he's just posing as one. |
| | Julie posed as her sister Emma to try to get access to Emma's bank accounts. |
| pretend vi | (act as if) | doen alsof ww + vw |
| | I was just pretending. I'm not really going to eat your ice cream. |
| pretend to do sth v expr | (feign) | doen alsof ww + vw |
| | | toneelspelen onoverg.ww |
| | Raphaël pretended to eat Audrey's ice cream. |
| pretend vtr | (claim ignorance) | doen alsof ww + vw |
| | She pretended not to hear him when he said that he loved her. |
| simulate doing sth vtr + gerund | (enact, act out) | simuleren, voorwenden overg. ww |
| | | doen alsof overg. ww |
| | Hij doet alsof hij ziek is zodat hij niet hoeft te werken. |
sound as though,
sound as if v expr | (would seem) (figuurlijk) | klinken alsof ww+vw |
| | | lijken alsof ww+vz |
| | It sounds as though you could do with a vacation! |