"pretend" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

pretend verbo

pretend + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 11
pretend interest • pretend ignorance • pretend surprise • pretend indifference • pretend innocence • ...
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
  • Did his ears lie, or had Yakoub only pretended reluctance to seek safety?
  • She pretended reluctance, but the Chief directed her to take down her skirt, and so she did.
  • The former, in his turn, would pretend reluctance, and make a similar offer of buying.
  • Oh, well, one more won't hurt you,' she said, pretending reluctance, but eager to hear more.
  • Nancy pretended reluctance, but she knew in her heart that she wanted time alone with her Jack.
  • He danced elegantly, and she pretended reluctance to change partners when the Prince of Wales approached her.
  • I pretended reluctance and then, with a cynical emotionalism, told her about Lois.
  • "He's pretending dignified reluctance , but he's dying to get in front of the cameras again."
  • "well, if you insist..." the youth said, pretending reluctance.
  • She had to go through the ritual of pleading for information while he pretended reluctance, but then he told her what appeared to be everything.
6. pretend dismay = konsternacja na niby pretend 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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