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Pretend in French : feindre
Translations of « pretend » in French
Most common translations :
Verb
pretend \pÉčÉȘ.ËtÉnd\ intransitif
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feindre, simuler, faire semblant de, faire mine de, faire comme si
- pretend to = faire semblant de = faire mine de
- He pretended not to know what they were talking about.
- Children love to pretend.
- They pretended they were happier than they were.
- He pretends an affection that he does not feel.
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(Aged) Prétendre.
- He pretends to enter the nobility.
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Examples of usage of « pretend » in English/French
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Police are searching for a man who stole a Rolex watch worth over HK$100,000 from a second-hand store in San Po Kong Friday morning by pretending to be a customer and fleeing the scene when trying on the watch.Â
La police recherche un homme qui a volĂ© une montre Rolex d'une valeur de plus de 100 000 HK$ dans un magasin d'occasion de San Po Kong vendredi matin en se faisant passer pour un client et en prenant la fuite aprĂšs avoir essayĂ© la montre. The Standard â Man pretending to be customer steals Rolex from second-hand store | The Standard -
This list of pretend play space ideas for toddlers will keep your children entertained for hours and enhance your preschool classroom community and ensure that you are cultivating an imaginative child.
Cette liste d'idĂ©es d'espaces de jeux de rĂŽles pour les tout-petits divertira vos enfants pendant des heures, amĂ©liorera la communautĂ© de votre classe prĂ©scolaire et vous permettra de cultiver un enfant imaginatif. Teaching Expertise â 31 Best Pretend Play Space Ideas - Teaching Expertise -
Scammers are pretending to be the bosses of Norfolk companies in an attempt to steal employees' card details.
Des escrocs se font passer pour les patrons d'entreprises de Norfolk pour tenter de voler les donnĂ©es des cartes des employĂ©s. Watton and Swaffham Times â Scammers pretend to be Norfolk bosses to steal card details | Watton and Swaffham Times -
Without the Beatles, the UK would have literally nothing good. So itâs best pretend they never wrote these:
Sans les Beatles, le Royaume-Uni n'aurait littĂ©ralement rien de bon. Donc c'est mieux de prĂ©tendre qu'ils n'ont jamais Ă©crit ça : NewsThump â Six Beatles songs itâs best to pretend donât exist â NewsThump -
I make lighthearted fun videos about being pregnant, moaning about it, talking about it and videos of me pretending to give birth.
Je fais des vidĂ©os amusantes et lĂ©gĂšres sur ma grossesse, je me plains, je parle de ma grossesse et je fais semblant d'accoucher. WalesOnline â Man makes thousands on OnlyFans pretending to be pregnant - Wales Online -
Strictly Come Dancing viewers have blasted the BBC for 'pretending' the Sunday night results show is live after the first elimination week of 2022.
Les tĂ©lĂ©spectateurs de Strictly Come Dancing ont reprochĂ© Ă la BBC de "prĂ©tendre" que l'Ă©mission de rĂ©sultats du dimanche soir est en direct aprĂšs la premiĂšre semaine d'Ă©limination de 2022. YorkshireLive â Strictly Come Dancing 'fake' live show complaints as viewers spot sign BBC is 'pretending' - YorkshireLive -
âWe read a paper on how children pretending to be a superhero did better at self-control tasks (the so-called âBatman effectâ),â says Tamar Kushnir, who taught the class and is now a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University and a fellow author of the new paper.
"Nous avons lu un article sur la façon dont les enfants qui prĂ©tendaient ĂȘtre un super-hĂ©ros rĂ©ussissaient mieux les tĂąches de contrĂŽle de soi (l'effet Batman)", explique Tamar Kushnir, qui a enseignĂ© le cours et qui est maintenant professeur de psychologie et de neurosciences Ă l'universitĂ© de Duke et co-auteur du nouvel article. Futurity â Girls who pretend to be Marie Curie stick with science - Futurity -
They will then pretend the hamster is still alive and prolong this charade until they are finally able to replace it with one that looks relatively similar, feeling no shame at all.
Ils prĂ©tendent alors que le hamster est toujours en vie et prolongent cette mascarade jusqu'Ă ce qu'ils puissent enfin le remplacer par un hamster relativement similaire, sans Ă©prouver la moindre honte. Boxing News â The Beltline: Benn-Eubank III and the problem with pretending a dead hamster is still alive for the sake of the kids - Boxing News -
Kids will have a chance to interact with firefighters and even put out a âpretend fire,â and Fire Department staff will also be handing out bags of fire-prevention materials at the market that morning.
Les enfants auront la possibilitĂ© d'interagir avec les pompiers et mĂȘme d'Ă©teindre un "faux feu". Le personnel du service d'incendie distribuera Ă©galement des sacs de matĂ©riel de prĂ©vention des incendies sur le marchĂ© ce matin-lĂ . The Rhino Times of Greensboro â High Point Farmers Market To Feature Firefighters And Pretend Fires - The Rhino Times of Greensboro -
An image shows a BBC journalist as he âpretends to be on the frontlineâ of the war in Ukraine, with a woman standing casually behind him.
Une image montre un journaliste de la BBC qui "fait semblant d'ĂȘtre sur la ligne de front" de la guerre en Ukraine, avec une femme se tenant nonchalamment derriĂšre lui. Full Fact â Image shared on social media doesnât show BBC journalist pretending to be on the frontline of war in Ukraine - Full Fact -
London Mayor also says the public should not 'pretend' Liz Truss is interested in growth despite pledges in her Tory Party conference speech
Le maire de Londres dĂ©clare Ă©galement que le public ne devrait pas "prĂ©tendre" que Liz Truss s'intĂ©resse Ă la croissance malgrĂ© les promesses faites lors de son discours Ă la confĂ©rence du parti conservateur. The Telegraph â Rejoin single market for fastest economic growth, says Sadiq Khan -
Results suggest that pretend play provides similar social benefits to autistic children as it does to neurotypical children.
Les résultats suggÚrent que le jeu de rÎle procure aux enfants autistes des avantages sociaux similaires à ceux des enfants neurotypiques. Autistic children with imaginary friends have better social skills, just like neurotypical children - The British Psychological Society -
He says that, like most youngsters, they would pretend to be Batman and Superman, characters Leung recalls thinking âdidnât make senseâ for him, a young Chinese-American boy, to play.
Il raconte que, comme la plupart des jeunes, ils faisaient semblant d'ĂȘtre Batman et Superman, personnages dont Leung se souvient avoir pensĂ© qu'ils n'avaient "aucun sens" pour lui, un jeune Chinois-AmĂ©ricain, de jouer. The Independent â Ken Leung interview: âMy kid gets to pretend to be Shang-Chi instead of Batman and Supermanâ | The Independent -
âIâm not going to sit here and pretend like Iâve got a magic wand or crystal ball and I know exactly whatâs going to happen,â Belichick said.
"Je ne vais pas m'asseoir ici et prĂ©tendre que j'ai une baguette magique ou une boule de cristal et que je sais exactement ce qui va se passer", a dĂ©clarĂ© Belichick. ProFootballTalk â Bill Belichick on Mac Jones: I'm not going to pretend like I know exactly what's going to happen - ProFootballTalk -
Scott's former Radio 1 co-host Chris Stark commented: "One of the things that gets me is when the contestant meets the dancer for the first time and they both have to pretend that they would have chosen each other."
L'ancien co-animateur de Scott sur Radio 1, Chris Stark, a commentĂ© : "Une des choses qui m'Ă©nerve, c'est quand le candidat rencontre le danseur pour la premiĂšre fois et qu'ils doivent tous les deux prĂ©tendre qu'ils se seraient choisis l'un l'autre". WalesOnline â Former Strictly star says pro dancers sometimes pretend they're happy with their celebrity partners - Wales Online