playacting

• Nom désignant le fait de jouer un rôle ou de feindre une attitude, souvent en théâtre ou de manière affectée.

A noun referring to the performance of a part or role in a drama.

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1. Performance of a roleB2formal

   The act of performing a part or role in a theatrical production or drama.

   Jeu d'acteur

   • The children's playacting in the school play was very convincing.
   • She has a natural talent for playacting on stage.
   • Playacting requires both emotional expression and memorization of lines.

   Synonymesactingdramatizationimpersonationperformanceperformingportrayalroleplaying

2. Pretending or feigningB2informal

   Behavior that is not genuine; pretending to be someone or something else, often to deceive.

   Simulation, feinte

   • His apology was just playacting; he didn't mean it.
   • Stop your playacting and tell me the truth.
   • The politician's concern seemed like mere playacting for the cameras.

   Synonymesactaffectationcharadedissimulationfeigningmasqueradeperformanceposingposturingpretenseshamsimulation

   Antonymesauthenticitycandorgenuinenesshonestysinceritytruthfulness

• Verbe désignant le fait de jouer un rôle dans une pièce de théâtre ou de faire semblant d'être quelqu'un d'autre, souvent de manière théâtrale ou exagérée.

A verb used to indicate the act of performing in a play or pretending to be someone else, often in a theatrical or exaggerated manner.

1. Perform on stageB2formal

   To act or perform a role in a theatrical production.

   Jouer sur scène

   • The students will playact a scene from Shakespeare's play.
   • She loves to playact in community theater productions.
   • They playacted the entire story without any script.

   Synonymesactappearenactperformportraytake part