Pretendia (en. Intended)

'pre.ten.dia

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

English: To look for or have the intention of obtaining something.

English: She intended to be the best in her class.

Ella pretendía ser la mejor en su clase.

English: To act as if you have a quality or situation that is not true.

English: He pretended that he didn't care, but in reality, he was very upset.

Él pretendía que no le importaba, pero en realidad estaba muy molesto.

English: To try to make others believe that something is true.

English: We pretended that everything was fine during the party.

Nosotros pretendíamos que todo estaba bien durante la fiesta.

English: From Latin 'pretendere', which means 'to stretch forward' or 'to intend'.

English: to pretend is to be able

English: It refers to the idea that if one intends to do something, it can be accomplished.

pretender es poder

English: don’t try to fool me

English: Don’t try to make me believe something that isn’t true.

no pretendas engañarme

English: I was pretending that everything was fine

English: He acted as if there were no problems.

pretendía que todo estaba bien

English: to pretend to do something

English: To have the intention of carrying out an action.

pretender hacer algo

English: pretense

English: The action of pretending something.

pretensión

English: suitor

English: A person who seeks to gain the affection of another.

pretendiente

English: to simulate

English: To do something in a way that seems different from reality.

simular

English: To pretend something as a joke.

English: He always pretends to be rich, but we know that’s not true.

Él siempre pretendería que es rico, pero sabemos que no es cierto.

English: To disguise true feelings.

English: Sometimes, I pretend that I am happy when I really am not.

A veces, pretendo que estoy feliz cuando realmente no lo estoy.