pretend
verb
/pɹiˈtɛnd/
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/pɹəˈtɛnd/
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/pɹɪˈtɛnd/
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- (intransitive, or, with 'that' clause, or, 'to' infinitive) To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. [from 14th c.]
- (transitive, obsolete) To intend; to design, to plot; to attempt.
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fingir
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pretender
noun
/pɹɪˈtɛndəɹ/
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- A claimant to a throne or the office of a ruler; originally in a neutral sense, but now always applied to a claimant who is held to have no just title.
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pretendente
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- A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold.
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alardeador
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- One who puts forth a claim, or who aspires to or aims at something; a claimant, candidate, or aspirant; now, one who makes baseless pretensions.
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charlatão
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