Pretender in english
Pretend
pronunciation: pritend part of speech: verb
pronunciation: pritend part of speech: verb
In gestures
pretender1 = intend ; make + pretence ; purport ; be out to + Verbo ; lay + claim(s) to ; look to.
Example: The scheme is intended to provide a systematic approach to the arrangement of books on shelves.Example: This account makes no pretence of being comprehensive and for a through treatment of these areas other texts should be consulted.Example: The LA purports to act as a professional body, but some of its bye-laws are the very antithesis of professionalism.Example: Clearly the cataloguer is out to produce a description in a standard order.Example: If librarians would calmly and publicly and increasingly lay claim to this area as their professional domain, they would gradually bring about the change in attitude that many desire to see.Example: Those with more faith than I look to gigantic electronic archives maintained by governments and private companies that will ensure the indefinite survival of the electronic records of humankind.more:
» pretender hacer = try [Pasado y participio tried] .
Example: The searcher is an information worker trying to extract documents or information on behalf of someone else.» pretender lograr lo imposible = square + the circle .
Example: The article 'Squaring the circle: the reformation of archival description in AACR2' is a contribution to a special issue devoted to archival automation.» pretender lo imposible = square + the circle .
Example: The article 'Squaring the circle: the reformation of archival description in AACR2' is a contribution to a special issue devoted to archival automation.pretender2 = pretend (to) ; feign.
Example: We do not pretend to have equipped you with an instant expertise in the subject analysis and classification of documents.Example: 'You're sure you know what to do?' 'I'm sure,' she replied, with a confidence still slightly feigned = 'You're sure you know what to do?' 'I'm sure,' she replied, with a confidence still slightly feigned.more:
» no pretender ser = make + no claim to .
Example: The last of these are the ones most directly aimed at a market, they make no claims to scholarship, only to helping students to pass examinations with the minimum amount of effort.» pretender + poseer = claim .
Example: The present haphazard system of producing needed information experts allows a wide range of personnel to claim information skills.» pretender ser = pass + Reflexivo + off as ; masquerade as ; impersonate .
Example: Tourists are easy meat for this dump of a place that passes itself off as a pub. Example: Problems with selecting popular science books are discussed including: bias; conflicting viewpoints; and the problem of bogus science masquerading as respectable science. Example: According to the analysis, intruders cannot obtain any secret information from transmitted messages and impersonate another legal user = Según el análisis, los intrusos no pueden obtener ninguna información secreta de los mensages transmitidos y hacerse pasar por otros usuarios legales.