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    Pretendiendo (en. Pretending)

    /pɾeteˈndjendo/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    verb
    To try to make something seem what it is not.
    She is pretending to be a famous artist.
    Ella está pretendiendo ser una artista famosa.
    To attempt to achieve a goal or objective.
    We are pretending to improve our skills in the language.
    Estamos pretendiendo mejorar nuestras habilidades en el idioma.
    To simulate behaviors or attitudes.
    He is pretending that the criticism does not affect him.
    Él está pretendiendo que no le afecta la crítica.
    To make others believe that one has a certain role or attitude.
    The boy was pretending to be a superhero.
    El niño estaba pretendiendo ser un superhéroe.

    Etymology

    It derives from the verb 'pretender', which comes from the Latin 'praetendere'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    pretending that
    To act as if something is true when it is not.
    pretendiendo que
    to be pretending
    To behave in a way that does not correspond to reality.
    estar pretendiendo
    pretending to be
    To pretend to be someone or something that one is not.
    pretendiendo ser

    Related Words

    to pretend
    To try to achieve something.
    pretender
    to simulate
    To break into behavior or attitude that is not true.
    simular
    to feign
    To make someone believe something that is not true.
    fingir

    Slang Meanings

    To overact
    Stop pretending, you are not acting anymore.
    Deja de estar pretendiendo, ya no estás haciendo teatro.
    To play a role
    I don't like it when you are pretending to play a role that doesn't suit you.
    No me gusta cuando estás pretendiendo jugar un papel que no te corresponde.