"pretend" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

pretend verbo

pretend + sustantivo

Kolokacji: 11

pretend interest • pretend ignorance • pretend surprise • pretend indifference • pretend innocence • ...

Grup znaczeniowych: 3

(1) interest, innocence, friendship

Kolokacji: 3

Kolokacji: 6

1. pretend ignorance = niewiedza na niby pretend ignorance

2. pretend surprise = niespodzianka na niby pretend surprise

3. pretend shock = wstrząs na niby pretend shock

4. pretend disinterest = bezinteresowność na niby pretend disinterest

5. pretend reluctance = niechęć na niby pretend reluctance

6. pretend dismay = konsternacja na niby pretend dismay

As the patrons and guests arrived, she greeted them and apologized for her employer's usual absence, pretending dismay when she was rather happy to be running the entire event by herself.
Jeff pretended dismay.
He pretended fright and dismay.
Dorotea asked, pretending dismay.
Johnny pretended surprised dismay.
Boris exclaimed, pretending dismay as he had glanced in the direction of the Lower Cavern where the roasts were being served.
Rod pretended dismay.
I pretended dismay.

(3) indifference, nonchalance

Kolokacji: 2

verbo + pretend

Kolokacji: 9

try to pretend • stop pretending • like to pretend • want to pretend • go to pretend • ...

pretend + preposición

Kolokacji: 5

pretend to • pretend for • pretend in • pretend with • pretend at

pretend + adjetivo/adverbio

Kolokacji: 5

merely pretend • simply pretend • hardly pretend • politely pretend • initially pretend

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