притворя́ться — meaning in English

English meaning

• act verb To do something; to take action.
• affect verb To influence or make a difference to something.
• dissemble verb To disguise or conceal something.
• fake adjective Not genuine; made to look real in order to deceive.
• feign verb To pretend to feel or have something that isn't real.
• pretend verb To act as if something is true or real when it isn't, in order to deceive or as part of play.
• purport verb To convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately).
• sham adjective Fake or intended to deceive; not genuine.

Senses

притворя́ться is used for these senses in English:

• act (copulative) To convey an appearance of being.
• affect (transitive) To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of. [from 16th c.]
• dissemble (transitive) To deliberately ignore something; to pretend not to notice.
• dissemble (intransitive) To falsely hide one's opinions or feelings.
• fake (transitive) To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.
• feign To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
• purport To convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately). [(usually) with to (+ infinitive)]
• sham To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.

act — full definition

1. verb To do something; to take action.
2. verb To perform a role in a play, film, or show.
3. verb To behave in a particular way.
4. noun Something done; a deed.
5. noun A law passed by a legislative body.

affect — full definition

1. verb To influence or make a difference to something.
2. verb To pretend to have or feel a quality; to put on.

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