pretend [prɪˈtend]
verbo transitivo
1 (feign) fingir; simular
to pretend that ... (querer) hacer creer que ...; he's pretending that he can't hear finge no oír; let's pretend that I'm the doctor and you're the nurse yo era el médico y tú eras la enfermera; to pretend to do sth fingir hacer algo; to pretend to be asleep hacerse el dormido; fingir estar dormido; to pretend to be mad fingirse loco; he pretends to be a poet se las da de poeta; se dice poeta; to pretend to go away fingir marcharse; to pretend not to be listening hacerse el distraído; to pretend not to understand hacerse el desentendido
