pretend meaning in French

English	French
pretend [pretended, pretending, pretends] (to allege falsely) verb [UK: prɪ.ˈtend] [US: pri.ˈtend]	prétendre◼◼◼verbeHe pretends to be gay. = Il prétend être gay.
pretend [pretended, pretending, pretends] (to make oneself appear to do something) verb [UK: prɪ.ˈtend] [US: pri.ˈtend]	faire semblant◼◼◼verbe feindre◼◼◻verbeIt's obvious he was pretending to be sick. = Il est clair qu'il feignait la maladie.
pretend [pretended, pretending, pretends] (to lay claim to) verb [UK: prɪ.ˈtend] [US: pri.ˈtend]	prétendre à◼◻◻verbe
pretender [pretenders] (claimant to a throne) noun [UK: prɪ.ˈten.də(r)] [US: pri.ˈten.dər]	prétendant◼◼◼nom {m} prétendante◼◼◻nom {f}
pretender [pretenders] (person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold) noun [UK: prɪ.ˈten.də(r)] [US: pri.ˈten.dər]	imposteur◼◼◻nom {m} imposteusenom {f}

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