| Traduções principais |
| Inglês | Português |
| fake it v expr | informal (pretend to do sth) | fingir vt |
| put it on v expr | informal (show pretend behavior) | fingir vt |
| Nota: Commonly used in continuous tenses. |
| The footballer fell to the ground clutching his leg, but the referee could see he was putting it on; he wasn't really injured. |
| pretend vi | (act as if) | fingir v int |
| I was just pretending. I'm not really going to eat your ice cream. |
| Eu estava só fingindo. Eu não vou comer seu sorvete. |
| playact vi | (pretend, make believe) | fingir v int |
| fake sth vtr | (pretend) | fingir vt |
| simular vt |
| She probably won't know the answers, but will fake it. |
| Ela provavelmente não vai saber as respostas, mas vai fingir que sabe. |
| feign sth vtr | (fake, pretend) | dissimular, fingir vt |
| Marcus feigned innocence when Jackie asked who had eaten all of the cookies. |
| dissimulate sth vtr | (conceal) | dissimular, fingir vt |
| pretend to do sth v expr | (feign) (fazer de conta) | fingir vt |
| Raphaël pretended to eat Audrey's ice cream. |
| Raphael fingiu que tomava o sorvete de Audrey. |
| wear a mask v expr | figurative (disguise real feelings) (encobrir os reais sentimentos) | usar uma máscara expres v |
| (informal) | fingir vt |
| The senator always wore a mask in public, disguising his trouble at home. |
| playact vi | (fake) | fingir v int |
| pretend to do sth v expr | (playact) (imaginar) | fingir vt |
| fazer de conta expres v |
| Veronica pretended to feed her dolls cake. |
| Veronica fingia que dava bolo para as bonecas dela. |
| masquerade as sb/sth vi + prep | figurative (person: pretend to be) (figurativo) | mascarar vt |
| fingir vt |
| The police officer masqueraded as a prostitute in order to arrest customers. |
| affect sth vtr | (pretend to have, feel) | fingir vt |
| afetar vt |
| Pierre sometimes affects a southern accent. |
| Pierre às vezes finge um sotaque do Sul. |
| pretend to be sb/sth v expr | (playact, imagine) | fingir, imaginar v int |
| fazer de conta expres v |
| She pretended to be a princess. |
| Ela imaginava que era uma princesa. |
| sham vi | (feign sth) | fingir v int |
| James isn't really ill - he's just shamming. |
| James não está doente de verdade - ele só está fingindo. |
| fake vi | (pretend, simulate sth) | fingir v int |
| Is Joe really ill, or is he faking? |
| pretend not to do sth v expr | (dissimulate) | fingir vt |
| fazer de conta loc v |
| She pretended not to hear him when he said that he loved her. |
| Ela fingiu que não o ouviu quando ele disse que a amava. |
| sham sth vtr | (fake, feign) | fingir vt |
| Alison is shamming illness to get out of the meeting. |
| Alison está fingindo estar doente para escapar da reunião. |
pretend sth,
pretend that sth vtr | (with clause) | fingir⇒ vi |
| Julie pretended everything was OK, but she was struggling. |
put sth on,
put on sth vtr phrasal sep | informal (fake sth) | fingir vt |
| simular vt |
| He put on an annoying high voice to imitate his sister. |
| The footballer pretended to be injured but he was putting it on, hoping to be awarded a penalty. |
| put sb on vtr phrasal sep | US, informal (try to fool) | tentar enganar expres v |
| fingir vt |
| Nota: Usually used in continuous tenses. |
| "You're putting me on!" said Bob. "No," Neil insisted, "it's true". |
