pretend

ふりをする、装う

本当ではないと知りながら、本当であるように振る舞う。遊びですることもある。

やさしい英語で： To act as if something is true when you know it is not, often as a game.

• Let us pretend we are pirates.
• He pretended not to see me.
• Can you pretend to be a doctor?

使い方： pretend to do something (She pretended to be asleep.); pretend that… (We pretended that the sofa was a boat.)

類義語： make believe, act

よく使う表現： pretend to sleep, pretend to know, pretend something, pretend to care

空想の、ごっこの

本物ではなく、遊びのために想像したり使ったりする。

やさしい英語で： Made up or used in a game, rather than real.

• This is pretend money.
• The children cooked a pretend meal.
• She served pretend tea in tiny cups.

類義語： imaginary, make-believe, fake

反対語： real

よく使う表現： pretend money, pretend food, pretend friend

ごっこ遊び

子どもが想像した場面や役になりきって遊ぶこと。

やさしい英語で： An activity in which children act out imagined situations or roles.

• The children love playing pretend.
• Their game of pretend lasted all afternoon.
• A cardboard box became a spaceship during pretend.

類義語： make-believe

よく使う表現： play pretend, game of pretend