simular

v.

1 to feign.

simular una enfermedad to pretend to have an illness

simuló que no me había visto he pretended not to have seen me

2 to simulate.

Ella simula un ataque de nervios She simulates a nervous fit.

3 to play-act, to play the part.

Ella simula si Ricardo está cerca She puts on an act if Richard is nearby.

4 to feign to, to pretend to.

Ella simula enfermarse She feigns to get sick.

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simular

► verbo transitivo

1 to simulate

■ los especialistas simularon un accidente espectacular the stunt men simulated a spectacular accident

2 (fingir) to pretend

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verb

to feign, pretend

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VT

1) [+ ataque, robo] to simulate

2) (=fingir) to feign, sham

simuló ser hermano del director — he pretended to be the director's brother

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verbo transitivo <sentimiento> to feign; <accidente> to fake; <efecto/sonido> to simulate

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= simulate, mimic.

Nota: Participio de presente mimicking, de pasado mimicked.

Ex. Cardbox, distributed by Caxton Software Publishing Company, London, is a small data base management system that simulates a stack of index cards.

Ex. These variations mimic the changes in air pressure at the microphone.

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verbo transitivo <sentimiento> to feign; <accidente> to fake; <efecto/sonido> to simulate

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= simulate, mimic.

Nota: Participio de presente mimicking, de pasado mimicked.

Ex: Cardbox, distributed by Caxton Software Publishing Company, London, is a small data base management system that simulates a stack of index cards.

Ex: These variations mimic the changes in air pressure at the microphone.

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simular [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹sentimiento› to feign

simuló tristeza she feigned sadness, she pretended to be sad

2 ‹accidente› to fake

3 ‹efecto/sonido› to simulate

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simular (conjugate simular) verbo transitivo ‹sentimiento› to feign;
‹accidente› to fake;
‹efecto/sonido› to simulate
simular vtr (aparentar, fingir) to feign, sham: simulaba estar enfermo, he feigned illness, simuló un accidente, he pretended to have an accident
(un decorado) to represent
(un vuelo, un sonido, un ataque) to simulate, sham
'simular' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hacer
- hacerse
- pretender
English:
fake
- sham
- simulate

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simular vt

1. [aparentar] to feign;

simular una enfermedad to pretend to have an illness;

simuló que no me había visto he pretended not to have seen me

2. [copiar, emular] to simulate

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simular

v/t simulate

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simular vt

1) : to simulate

2) : to feign, to pretend

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simular vb to simulate