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b. ( = make-believe) to make a pretence of doing sth faire semblant de faire qch• I'm tired of their pretence that all is well j'en ai assez de les voir faire comme si tout allait bien* * *GB, pretense US [prɪ'tens] noun1) ( false show) faux-semblant mon ou under the pretence of doing — sous prétexte de faire
2) ( sham) simulacre m (of de); ( of illness) simulation f (of de)
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