make like

so tun als ob

So handeln, als wäre etwas wahr, obwohl es das nicht ist.

In einfachem Englisch: To act as if something is true when it is not.

• She made like she was asleep.
• He made like nothing had happened.
• Why are you making like you do not know me?

So benutzt man es: make like + clause (He made like he had not heard me.)

Synonyme: pretend, act as if

Häufige Wendungen: make like nothing happened, make like someone knows

nachahmen, sich benehmen wie

Das Verhalten eines Menschen, eines Tieres oder einer Sache nachmachen.

In einfachem Englisch: To act in the way another person, animal, or thing acts.

• He made like a bird and flapped his arms.
• She made like a movie star for the camera.
• Stop making like a clown during the lesson.

So benutzt man es: make like someone/something (The children made like monkeys and climbed the chairs.)

Synonyme: imitate, act like, mimic

Häufige Wendungen: make like a monkey, make like someone