make like

faire comme si, faire semblant

Agir comme si une chose était vraie alors qu'elle ne l'est pas.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : make like + clause (He made like he had not heard me.)

Synonymes : pretend, act as if

Expressions courantes : make like nothing happened, make like someone knows

imiter, faire comme

Reproduire la façon d'agir d'une personne, d'un animal ou d'une chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : make like someone/something (The children made like monkeys and climbed the chairs.)

Synonymes : imitate, act like, mimic

Expressions courantes : make like a monkey, make like someone