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I had no contact with the nonacademic employees - there's a tendency to pretend they're invisible that's acquired over time.Sucede que yo no tenía contactos con los empleados que no formaban parte del profesorado... existe una tendencia, que uno adquiere con el paso del tiempo, a pretender que son invisibles.Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama RotaLa Rama RotaKellerman, JonathanWhen The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
"I must look very ugly," she said, "but if you were still a German soldier, you would try to pretend I wasn't."– Debo de estar muy fea -dijo-, pero si aún fueras un soldado alemán, procurarías dismularlo.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
In exchange for what? said John, but Hans didn't answer. Sometimes he pretended that he didn't speak English.¿A cambio de qué?, dijo John, pero Hans no le contestó, a veces se hacía el que no entendía el inglés.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
“Whatever happens, it won’t be your fault, Nick.” She changed the subject while pretending to be on it.– Pase lo que pase, no será culpa tuya, Nick -cambió de tema aun fingiendo seguir con él-.Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo SospechaBajo SospechaKava, AlexA Perfect EvilKava, Alex© S.M. Kava 2000
As I washed my face I pretended to close my eyes.Cuando me lavaba la cabeza hice como que cerraba los ojos.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
He pretended not to hear me, and maybe he couldn't hear me, that was what I thought. Maybe I'd lost my voice after keeping watch in the desert for so long among the rocks and the scorpions, and now I wasn't really talking, although I thought I was.Él hizo como que no me escuchaba y tal vez, eso pensé yo, no me escuchaba, tal vez yo me había quedado sin voz de tanto vigilar en el desierto, entre las rocas y los alacranes, y ahora, aunque creía que hablaba, en realidad no hablaba.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
I crossed the street, taking great precautions or pretending to (since at that moment there were no cars on Revillagigedo), possibly in order to put off my meeting with María's father for a few seconds.Crucé la calle tomando o haciendo ver que tomaba unas precauciones inútiles (pues en ese momento no circulaba ningún vehículo por Revillagigedo), tal vez para dilatar en unos segundos mi encuentro con el padre de María.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
There would be no more pretending from now on, just a trial of strength and skill.A partir de aquel momento ya no se fingiría más, sería sólo una prueba de fuerza y destreza.Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!Roma Vincit!Scarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
He was wearing a white shirt, untucked, and at first he didn't recognize Epifanio or pretended not to recognize him.Llevaba una camisa blanca, por fuera de los pantalones, y al principio no lo reconoció o hizo como que no lo reconocía.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
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Collocations
pretend not to notice
hacerse el distraído
pretend not to notice
hacerse la distraída
pretend to be
fingir ser
pretend to be
fingirse ser
pretend to be
hacer de
Word forms
pretend
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | pretended |
| Imperative | pretend |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | pretending |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | pretended |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I pretend | we pretend |
| you pretend | you pretend |
| he/she/it pretends | they pretend |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am pretending | we are pretending |
| you are pretending | you are pretending |
| he/she/it is pretending | they are pretending |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have pretended | we have pretended |
| you have pretended | you have pretended |
| he/she/it has pretended | they have pretended |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been pretending | we have been pretending |
| you have been pretending | you have been pretending |
| he/she/it has been pretending | they have been pretending |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I pretended | we pretended |
| you pretended | you pretended |
| he/she/it pretended | they pretended |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was pretending | we were pretending |
| you were pretending | you were pretending |
| he/she/it was pretending | they were pretending |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had pretended | we had pretended |
| you had pretended | you had pretended |
| he/she/it had pretended | they had pretended |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been pretending | we had been pretending |
| you had been pretending | you had been pretending |
| he/she/it had been pretending | they had been pretending |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will pretend | we shall/will pretend |
| you will pretend | you will pretend |
| he/she/it will pretend | they will pretend |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be pretending | we shall/will be pretending |
| you will be pretending | you will be pretending |
| he/she/it will be pretending | they will be pretending |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have pretended | we shall/will have pretended |
| you will have pretended | you will have pretended |
| he/she/it will have pretended | they will have pretended |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been pretending | we shall/will have been pretending |
| you will have been pretending | you will have been pretending |
| he/she/it will have been pretending | they will have been pretending |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would pretend | we should/would pretend |
| you would pretend | you would pretend |
| he/she/it would pretend | they would pretend |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be pretending | we should/would be pretending |
| you would be pretending | you would be pretending |
| he/she/it would be pretending | they would be pretending |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have pretended | we should/would have pretended |
| you would have pretended | you would have pretended |
| he/she/it would have pretended | they would have pretended |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been pretending | we should/would have been pretending |
| you would have been pretending | you would have been pretending |
| he/she/it would have been pretending | they would have been pretending |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am pretended | we are pretended |
| you are pretended | you are pretended |
| he/she/it is pretended | they are pretended |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being pretended | we are being pretended |
| you are being pretended | you are being pretended |
| he/she/it is being pretended | they are being pretended |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been pretended | we have been pretended |
| you have been pretended | you have been pretended |
| he/she/it has been pretended | they have been pretended |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was pretended | we were pretended |
| you were pretended | you were pretended |
| he/she/it was pretended | they were pretended |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being pretended | we were being pretended |
| you were being pretended | you were being pretended |
| he/she/it was being pretended | they were being pretended |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been pretended | we had been pretended |
| you had been pretended | you had been pretended |
| he/she/it had been pretended | they had been pretended |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be pretended | we shall/will be pretended |
| you will be pretended | you will be pretended |
| he/she/it will be pretended | they will be pretended |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been pretended | we shall/will have been pretended |
| you will have been pretended | you will have been pretended |
| he/she/it will have been pretended | they will have been pretended |