make-believe

• Describe algo imaginario o ficticio, a menudo en el contexto de juegos infantiles o fantasía; también puede referirse a algo fingido o simulado, que no es real.

Describes something that is imaginary or pretended, often used in the context of children's play or fiction.

1. Imagined or PretendA2informal

   Created by imagination, as in a game or play; not real.

   Imaginario o fingido

   • The children built a make-believe castle out of cardboard boxes.
   • She lives in a make-believe world where everything is perfect.
   • They played a make-believe game of being astronauts.

   Sinónimosfanciedfantasyfeignedfictionalillusoryimaginarypretendshamunreal

   Antónimosactualauthenticgenuinerealtrue

• Sustantivo que designa una actividad imaginativa o la representación de un fingimiento, a menudo con fantasía o escenarios ficticios.

A noun referring to imaginative intellectual play or the enactment of a pretense, often involving fantasy or make-believe scenarios.

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1. Imaginative intellectual playB1informal

   The act of creating and engaging in imaginary scenarios or fantasies, often for entertainment or creative exploration.

   juego imaginativo

   • Children often engage in make-believe, pretending to be superheroes.
   • Her make-believe world was filled with dragons and castles.
   • The game was a form of make-believe that helped them relax.

   Sinónimosdaydreamingfancyfantasyimaginationplayactingpretenseroleplay

   Antónimosfactrealitytruth

2. Enactment of a pretenseB1informal

   The performance or acting out of a false or imaginary situation, as if it were real.

   simulación de una ficción

   • Their argument was just make-believe to test each other's reactions.
   • The play was a beautiful piece of make-believe, transporting the audience to another era.
   • He lived in a world of make-believe, pretending his job was a grand adventure.

   Sinónimoscharadedissimulationfeigningplayactingpretenseshamsimulation

   Antónimosactualityfactrealitytruth