make believe

faire semblant, imaginer

Imaginer que quelque chose est réel, souvent dans le cadre d’un jeu.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : make believe that… (Let’s make believe that our sofa is a boat.)

Synonymes : pretend, imagine

Expressions courantes : make believe together, make believe with someone

jeu d’imagination, fiction

Activité qui consiste à faire comme si des personnes, lieux ou événements imaginaires étaient réels.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : pretence, imaginary play, fantasy

Contraires : reality

Expressions courantes : a make believe game, childhood make believe