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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gajanghada
"아이들은 자신이 슈퍼히어로라고 가장하는 것을 좋아합니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To act as if something is true when it is not.
"The children like to pretend they are superheroes." - 2
To make believe; to simulate.
"She pretended to be asleep when her parents came in."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'pretend' originates from the Middle English 'pretenden', which comes from the Old French 'pretendre', meaning 'to stretch forth, to claim'. Its roots can be traced back to the Latin 'praetendere', meaning 'to stretch before', which evolved to imply a sense of claiming or feigning.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pretend" is said worldwide
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Faire semblant
Transliteration: fɛʁ sɑ̃blɑ̃
"Les enfants aiment faire semblant d'être des super-héros."
Vortäuschen
Transliteration: fɔʁˈtɔʏʃən
"Die Kinder spielen gerne, dass sie Superhelden sind."
Fingere
Transliteration: fiŋˈdʒe.re
"I bambini amano fingere di essere supereroi."
Pretender
Transliteration: pɾeˈtendeɾ
"A los niños les gusta pretender que son superhéroes."
Fingir
Transliteration: fiŋˈʒiʁ
"As crianças gostam de fingir que são super-heróis."
नाटक करना
Transliteration: nātak karnā
"बच्चों को नाटक करना पसंद है कि वे सुपरहीरो हैं।"
假装
Transliteration: jiǎzhuāng
"孩子们喜欢假装自己是超级英雄。"
가장하다
Transliteration: gajanghada
"아이들은 자신이 슈퍼히어로라고 가장하는 것을 좋아합니다."
ふりをする
Transliteration: furi o suru
"子供たちはスーパーヒーローのふりをするのが好きです。"
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