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1 it is all a pretence
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2 his illness was all (a) pretence
Макаров: его болезнь была лишь притворствомУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > his illness was all (a) pretence
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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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(a) (false display) simulacre m, faux-semblant m;∎ to make a pretence of doing sth faire semblant ou mine de faire qch;∎ everyone sees through her pretence of being the devoted wife elle ne trompe personne en jouant les femmes dévouées;∎ he's not really ill, it's only or all (a) pretence! il n'est pas vraiment malade, il fait seulement semblant ou c'est (simplement) de la comédie!;∎ at least SHE made some pretence of sympathy! elle au moins, elle a fait comme si ça la touchait!;∎ he made no pretence of his boredom/his scepticism il n'a pas caché son ennui/son scepticisme;∎ she made no pretence of being interested elle n'a aucunement feint d'être intéressée;∎ a pretence of democracy un simulacre de démocratie∎ under or on the pretence of doing sth sous prétexte de faire qch;∎ he criticizes her on the slightest pretence il la critique pour un rien ou à la moindre occasion∎ a woman without the slightest pretence of culture une femme qui n'a pas la moindre prétention d'être cultivée;∎ he has or makes no pretence to musical taste il ne prétend pas ou il n'a pas la prétention de s'y connaître en musique(d) (UNCOUNT) (arrogance) prétention f -
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noun(Brit.)1) (pretext) Vorwand, derunder [the] pretence of helping — unter dem Vorwand zu helfen; see also academic.ru/26348/false_pretences">false pretences
3) (piece of insincere behaviour)5) (claim) Anspruch, dermake the/no pretence of or to something — Anspruch/keinen Anspruch auf etwas (Akk.) erheben
* * *[-s]noun ((an) act of pretending: Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car.) die Vortäuschung* * *pre·tence[prɪˈten(t)s]AM pre·tense[AM ˈpri:t-]n no plunder the \pretence of friendship unter dem Deckmantel der Freundschaftto give up a \pretence of sth etw nicht länger vortäuschenthey kept up a \pretence of normality sie wahrten den Anschein der Normalitätthe army has given up any \pretence of neutrality die Armee hat ihre vorgetäuschte Neutralität aufgegebento make a \pretence of doing sth [nur] so tun, als ob man etw tutto make no \pretence of sth etw nicht verhehlen, keinen Hehl aus etw dat machen, mit etw dat nicht hinter dem Berg haltento make no \pretence of doing sth nicht vorgeben, etw zu tunI had made no \pretence of being interested in her ich hatte ihr keinerlei Hoffnungen gemachtunder the \pretence of doing sth unter dem Vorwand, etw zu tun3. (claim)to make no \pretence to sth keinen Anspruch auf etw akk erhebenI make no \pretence to having any athletic skill ich behaupte gar nicht, sportlich zu sein\pretence is engaged in by young children in order to learn kleine Kinder lernen mit Hilfe ihrer Fantasie* * *(US) [prɪ'tens]n1) (= make-believe story) erfundene Geschichte; (= make-believe person) erfundene Gestalthe didn't really shoot me, it was just pretence we soon saw through his pretence of being a foreigner — er hat nicht auf mich geschossen, er hat nur so getan wir durchschauten bald, dass er nur vorspiegelte or vorgab, Ausländer zu sein
to make a pretence of doing sth — so tun, als ob man etw tut
he made not even the slightest pretence of being interested — er gab sich (dat) nicht einmal den Anschein des Interesses
this constant pretence that all is well —
it's all a pretence — das ist alles nur gespielt or Mache (inf)
2) (= feigning, insincerity) Heuchelei f, Verstellung fhis coolness is just (a) pretence — seine Kühle ist nur gespielt
he made a pretence of friendship —
let's stop all this pretence — hören wir mit der Heuchelei auf, hören wir auf, uns (dat) etwas vorzumachen
3) (= affectation) Unnatürlichkeit f, Geziertheit f4)to make no pretence to sth — keinen Anspruch auf etw (acc) erheben
5) (= pretext, excuse) Vorwand mon or under the pretence of doing sth — unter dem Vorwand, etw zu tun
See:→ false* * *1. Anspruch m:make no pretence to keinen Anspruch erheben auf (akk)3. fig Anschein m, Verstellung f:make a pretence of order den Anschein von Ordnung erwecken;abandon the pretence die Maske fallen lassen;make pretence of doing sth sich den Anschein geben, etwas zu tun;she made pretence of being asleep sie stellte sich schlafend* * *noun(Brit.)1) (pretext) Vorwand, derunder [the] pretence of helping — unter dem Vorwand zu helfen; see also false pretences
it is all or just a pretence — das ist alles nicht echt
5) (claim) Anspruch, dermake the/no pretence of or to something — Anspruch/keinen Anspruch auf etwas (Akk.) erheben
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-snoun ((an) act of pretending: Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car.) pretextotr[prɪ'tens]1 (deception, make-believe) fingimiento, apariencia, fachada2 (pretext) pretexto\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto keep up/make a pretence of doing something fingir hacer algon.• máscara s.f.• pretensión s.f.(US)[prɪ'tens] N1) (=make-believe) fingimiento m, simulación f2) (=claim) pretensión f3) (=pretext) pretexto mfalse 1., 2)on or under the pretence of doing sth — so pretexto de hacer algo
4) (=display) ostentación fwithout pretence, devoid of all pretence — sin ostentación
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1)his pretence of innocence/sympathy — la sua finta or falsa innocenza/comprensione
it's all (a) pretence — è tutta una finta, è tutta scena
2) (claim) pretesa3) (pretext) pretesto, scusaon or under the pretence of doing sth — con il pretesto or la scusa di fare qc
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[prıʹtens] n1. притворство, обманunder /on/ false pretences - обманным путём
he made a pretence of reading the newspaper - он притворился, что читает газету
she makes a pretence of being interested in art - она делает вид, что интересуется искусством
2. отговорка, предлогthat's only a pretence - это только предлог /отговорка/
he is always making pretences - он всегда находит оправдание /отговорки/
3. претензияhe makes no pretence to profound knowledge - он и не претендует на глубокие знания
4. претенциозность -
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-snoun ((an) act of pretending: Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car.) påskuddsubst. \/prɪˈtens\/ eller pretense1) påskudd, foregivende2) utflukt, skalkeskjul3) skinn, noe man later somdet er bare spill, det er bare på liksom4) krav, fordring5) skrytende oppførsel6) pretensjon(er)by\/on\/under false pretences under falske forutsetningerdevoid of all pretence i all beskjedenhet, uten (noen) pretensjonerfalse pretences ( jus) falske foregivendemake a pretence of foregi, late sommake no pretence to ikke gjøre krav på ikke gi seg ut forobtain money by\/on\/under false pretences (gammeldags, jus) lure til seg pengeron the slightest pretence ved minste foranledning, ved minste påskuddpretence for påskudd tilpretence of påskudd avpretence to\/at krav påunder\/on (the) pretence of under påskudd av, under foregivende av -
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{pri'tens}
1. претенция
to make no PRETENCE to something нямам претенции/не претендирам за нещо
2. преструвка, преструване, неискреност, измама
to make a PRETENCE of friendship/patriotism/affection, etc. преструвам се на приятел/родолюбец/че обичам
PRETENCE of humility/repentance престорена/неискрена скромност/разкаяние
his work is a mere PRETENCE само се преструва/прави, че работи
3. претекст, предлог
under PRETENCE of под предлог, че
under/on the PRETENCE of consulting me под предлог/уж, че се съветва с мен
under/on false PRETENCEs чрез/с измама* * *{pri'tens} n 1. претенция; to make no pretence to s.th. нямам прете* * *претенция; претекст; преструвка; неискреност;* * *1. his work is a mere pretence само се преструва/прави, че работи 2. pretence of humility/repentance престорена/неискрена скромност/разкаяние 3. to make a pretence of friendship/patriotism/affection, etc. преструвам се на приятел/родолюбец/че обичам 4. to make no pretence to something нямам претенции/не претендирам за нещо 5. under pretence of под предлог, че 6. under/on false pretences чрез/с измама 7. under/on the pretence of consulting me под предлог/уж, че се съветва с мен 8. преструвка, преструване, неискреност, измама 9. претекст, предлог 10. претенция* * *pretence[pri´tens] n 1. претенция; to make no \pretence to s.th. нямам претенции за нещо, на претендирам за нещо; 2. преструвка; преструване, неискреност; измама; to make a \pretence of affection преструвам се, че обичам; \pretence of humility ( repentance) престорена скромност (разкаяние); his work is a mere \pretence той само се преструва, че работи; his illness was a \pretence преструваше се на болен, симулиране; it's all \pretence това са само преструвки (номера); 3. претекст, предлог; under (on) the \pretence of consulting me под предлог (уж), че се съветва с мен; under (on) false \pretences чрез (с) измама. -
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pretense [prɪ'tens] nome1) (false show) finta f.to make a pretence of sth. — fingere qcs.
to make no pretence of sth. — non fare mistero di qcs.
on o under the pretence of doing con il pretesto di fare; to keep up the pretence of doing — continuare a fare finta di fare
2) (sham) finzione f., simulazione f.on o under false pretence — con un sotterfugio, con l'inganno
* * *[-s]noun ((an) act of pretending: Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car.) simulazione, pretesto* * *pretence, ( USA) pretense /prɪˈtɛns/n. [uc]2 pretesto; scusa: He stays off work on the slightest pretence, gli basta un minimo pretesto per stare a casa dal lavoro4 (leg.) pretesa; richiesta di riconoscimento di un diritto● devoid of all pretence, del tutto privo di pretese □ (leg.) false pretences, pretese infondate; frode; inganno; truffa □ under the pretence of personal devotion, fingendosi un amico devoto □ under the pretence of helping, facendo finta d'aiutare; con il pretesto di dare aiuto.* * *pretense [prɪ'tens] nome1) (false show) finta f.to make a pretence of sth. — fingere qcs.
to make no pretence of sth. — non fare mistero di qcs.
on o under the pretence of doing con il pretesto di fare; to keep up the pretence of doing — continuare a fare finta di fare
2) (sham) finzione f., simulazione f.on o under false pretence — con un sotterfugio, con l'inganno
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prɪˈtens сущ.
1) претенциозность;
показное проявление( чего-л.) ;
хвастовство;
выставление напоказ Syn: ostentation, parade, display
2) притворство;
ложь, неправда, обман to make a pretence ≈ притворяться to see through smb.'s pretence ≈ вывести кого-л. на чистую воду Syn: dissimulation, pretense
3) отговорка, предлог;
довод, повод under the pretence of ≈ под предлогом;
под видом A pretence was at hand to justify the most violent proceedings. ≈ Под рукой оказался предлог, чтобы оправдать самые жестокие действия. Syn: excuse, pretext
4) претензия;
требование;
притязания to make no pretence of smth. ≈ не претендовать на что-л. притворство, обман - * of repentance видимость раскаяния - under /on/ false *s обманным путем - his illness was all (a) * его болезнь была лишь притворством - he made a * of reading the newspaper он притворился, что читает газету - she makes a * of being interested in art она делает вид, что интересуется искусством отговорка, предлог - to complain on the smallest * жаловаться по малейшему поводу - under the * of helping под видом помощи - under the * of being tired под предлогом усталости - that's only a * это только предлог /отговорка/ - he is always making *s он всегда находит оправдание /отговорки/ претензия - * to being infallible претензия на непогрешимость - he makes no * to profound knowlege он и не претендует на глубокие знания претенциозность ~ притворство;
обман;
on (или under) false pretences обманным путем;
to make a pretence притворяться ~ претензия;
требование;
to make no pretence (of smth.) не претендовать (на что-л.) ~ притворство;
обман;
on (или under) false pretences обманным путем;
to make a pretence притворяться pretence обман ~ отговорка;
under the pretence of под предлогом;
под видом ~ отговорка ~ предлог ~ претензия;
требование;
to make no pretence (of smth.) не претендовать (на что-л.) ~ претензия ~ претенциозность ~ притворство;
обман;
on (или under) false pretences обманным путем;
to make a pretence притворяться ~ притворство pretense: pretense амер. = pretence ~ отговорка;
under the pretence of под предлогом;
под видомБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > pretence
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1. n притворство, обман2. n отговорка, предлог3. n претензия4. n претенциозностьСинонимический ряд:1. airs (noun) affectation; airs; mannerism2. claim (noun) claim; title3. dishonesty (noun) dishonesty; excuse; fabrication; falsification; feigning4. dissimulation (noun) deception; dissimulation; faking it; hypocrisy; imitation; wile5. face (noun) cloak; colour; colouring; cover; cover-up; disguise; dissembling; facade; face; front; gloss; guise; mask; pageant; pretext; semblance; veil; veneer; window-dressing6. pretension (noun) charade; make-believe; pretension7. show (noun) act; masquerade; pose; sham; show; simulationАнтонимический ряд:candour; exactness; fact; frankness; honesty; naivete; openness; probity; simplicity; truth -
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n. voorwendsel; schijn; uiterlijk vertoon♦voorbeelden:on the slightest pretence • bij de geringste aanleiding -
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[prɪ'tɛns](US pretense) npozory plto make a pretence of doing sth — udawać (udać perf), że się coś robi
* * *[-s]noun ((an) act of pretending: Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car.) pozór -
16 devoid of all pretence
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17 his illness was all pretence
Макаров: (a) его болезнь была лишь притворствомУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > his illness was all pretence
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18 devoid\ of\ all\ pretence
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19 it\ was\ all\ fun\ and\ pretence
English-Hungarian dictionary > it\ was\ all\ fun\ and\ pretence
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20 it's\ all\ pretence
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