False friends - to pretend

to pretend /prɪˈtend/ No significa pretender, sino fingir. 1  to behave in a particular way because you want sb to believe that sth is true when it is not    comportarse de manera que algn crea que es verdad algo que no lo es Synonyms or related words for this meaning of pretend: fake, simulate, assume, make believe, put on 2 to imagine that sth is true when you are playing a game    imaginar que algo es verdad al jugar Synonyms or related words for this meaning of pretend: fake, simulate, assume, make believe, put on

Examples 1. We were never going to make the marriage work, so why pretend? She closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep. I’m sorry, but I can’t just sit back and pretend it hasn’t happened. I know you hate my haircut, so it’s no good pretending otherwise. It was useless to pretend innocence. She's not really hurt - she's only pretending. 2. They’re pretending they’re astronauts again. The little girl was pretending to be a lion.