Aparentar (en. Pretend)

/apaɾenˈtaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

English text: To imply or simulate a quality or situation.

English text: Sometimes, she pretends to be happy, but in reality, she feels lonely.

A veces, aparenta ser feliz, pero en realidad se siente solo.

English text: To present oneself in a way that does not correspond to the truth.

English text: One should not pretend to have more money than one has.

No hay que aparentar tener más dinero del que se tiene.

English text: To make someone believe or seem that one has something.

English text: She pretends to have a luxurious lifestyle.

Ella aparenta tener un estilo de vida lujoso.

English text: To simulate or feign some attitude or feeling.

English text: He pretended to be calm during the discussion.

Aparentó estar tranquilo durante la discusión.

English text: From Latin 'aparentare', which means 'to give appearance'.

English text: to pretend to be

English text: To pretend to be something one is not.

aparentar ser

English text: to pretend confidence

English text: To feign self-confidence.

aparentar confianza

English text: to pretend happiness

English text: To show joy without really feeling it.

aparentar felicidad

English text: appearance

English text: The external form of something or someone.

apariencia

English text: to feign

English text: To act in a way that does not reflect reality.

fingir

English text: to disguise

English text: To hide feelings or situations.

disimular

English text: To give a false image

English text: He appears to have friends at the party, but no one knows that he actually has none.

Está aparente en la fiesta, pero nadie sabe que en realidad no tiene amigos.

English text: To appear different from how one is

English text: She buys expensive clothes just to pretend in front of others.

Se compra ropa cara solo para aparentar ante los demás.