pretend
suomi-englanti sanakirjapretend englannista suomeksi
näytellä
uskotella
kuvittelu
teeskennellä
ruveta, uskaltaa
mielikuvitus-
julistautua
Verbi
Substantiivi
pretend englanniksi
To claim, to allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception. (defdate)
(RQ:Fielding Tom Jones)
(RQ:Allingham China Governess)
(quote-song)|authorlabel=no|title=(w)|album=(w)|date=31 October 1983|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzyn60Zns-E|text=But I love you / More than I wanted to / There's no point in trying to pretend
{{quote-journal|en|date=April 13 2009|title=Vanity publishing|journal=The Economist
(RQ:Milton Paradise Lost)
{{quote-journal|en|date=October 29 2007|journal=The Guardian|location=London
To claim (m) (an ability, status, advantage, etc.). (defdate) (originally used without ''to'')
{{quote-text|en|year=1682|author=John Dryden|title=The Medal
{{quote-text|en|year=1946|author=Bertrand Russell|title=History of Western Philosophy|section=I.25
To make oneself appear (m) do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe.
(RQ:Austen Mansfield Park)."
{{quote-journal|en|date=January 23 2003|author=Duncan Campbell|journal=The Guardian|location=London
To hold before, or forward, as a cloak or disguise for something else; to exhibit as a veil for something hidden.
(RQ:Shakespeare Henry 6-1)
To hold before one; to extend.
(RQ:Spenser Faerie Queene) Was by the Captaine all this while defended, / Who, minding more her safety then himselfe, / His target alwayes over her pretended(nb..).
Not really what it is represented as being; imaginary, feigned.
''As children we used to go on "spying" missions around the neighbour's house, but it was all pretend.''
the act of engaging in pretend play.