make believe

hacer como si, imaginar

Imaginar que algo es real, a menudo como parte de un juego.

En inglés sencillo: To imagine that something is real, often as part of a game.

• Let’s make believe we are pirates.
• The children made believe that the garden was a jungle.
• She likes making believe she can fly.

Cómo se usa: make believe that… (Let’s make believe that our sofa is a boat.)

Sinónimos: pretend, imagine

Expresiones frecuentes: make believe together, make believe with someone

juego imaginativo, fantasía

Actividad de fingir que personas, lugares o sucesos imaginados son reales.

En inglés sencillo: The activity of pretending that imagined people, places, or events are real.

• It is only make believe.
• Their afternoon of make believe turned the garden into a kingdom.
• She enjoyed childhood games of make believe with her cousins.

Sinónimos: pretence, imaginary play, fantasy

Antónimos: reality

Expresiones frecuentes: a make believe game, childhood make believe