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Pretender
Pretender means to intend or to plan to do something, and it is far more common in European Portuguese than in Brazil. It is followed by an infinitive: pretendo ficar, pretendes sair. The English to pretend is fingir, a completely different verb.
Examples in context
Pretendo estudar em Lisboa.
I intend to study in Lisbon.
O que pretendes fazer hoje?
What do you intend to do today?
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