simulación

simulation

noun see-moo-lah-SYOHN Rare

Origin: From Latin simulatio (likeness, pretence).

Also means

pretence

Usage Note

Simulación covers both technical simulation (a computer model of reality) and deceptive pretence (simulación de enfermedad, 'feigning illness'). In legal Spanish, simulación de contrato is a fraudulent act where a contract misrepresents reality. The verb is simular and the agent noun is simulador.

Examples

"La simulación del accidente ayudó a los bomberos."

Natural Translation

The simulation of the accident helped the firefighters.

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