make-believe

• Qualifie quelque chose d'imaginaire ou d'inventé, souvent utilisé dans le cadre des jeux d'enfants ou de la fiction.

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.

   imaginaire, fictif

   • 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.

   Synonymesfanciedfantasyfeignedfictionalillusoryimaginarypretendshamunreal

   Antonymesactualauthenticgenuinerealtrue

• Nom désignant une activité ou une attitude consistant à feindre ou à imaginer des situations fictives, souvent par jeu, ainsi que l'objet ou l'ensemble de ces inventions imaginaires.

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.

   jeu imaginaire

   • 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.

   Synonymesdaydreamingfancyfantasyimaginationplayactingpretenseroleplay

   Antonymesfactrealitytruth

2. Enactment of a pretenseB1informal

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

   Mise en scène d'une feinte

   • 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.

   Synonymescharadedissimulationfeigningplayactingpretenseshamsimulation

   Antonymesactualityfactrealitytruth