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1 pretence
n. pretentioner, anspråksfullhet; anspråk; sken, tillgjordhet; krav* * *[-s]noun ((an) act of pretending: Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car.) förevändning, svepskäl, sken -
2 false pretence
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3 charade
n. charad* * *(a piece of ridiculous pretence which is so obvious that it does not deceive anyone.) charad- charades -
4 masquerade
n. maskerad; utklädning; utgivande för att vara--------v. delta i maskerad; klä ut sig; utge sig för att vara, låtsas* * *[mæskə'reid] 1. noun((a) pretence or disguise: Her show of friendship was (a) masquerade.) maskerad, förklädnad2. verb((with as) to pretend to be, usually intending to deceive: The criminal was masquerading as a respectable businessman.) ge sig ut för att vara -
5 natural
adj. naturlig; natur-; fysisk--------n. naturbegåvning (slang); idiot; vit tangent på piano* * *['næ ərəl] 1. adjective1) (of or produced by nature, not made by men: Coal, oil etc are natural resources; Wild animals are happier in their natural state than in a zoo.) naturlig, natur-2) (born in a person: natural beauty; He had a natural ability for music.) naturlig, medfödd3) ((of manner) simple, without pretence: a nice, natural smile.) naturlig, otvungen4) (normal; as one would expect: It's quite natural for a boy of his age to be interested in girls.) naturlig, normal5) (of a musical note, not sharp or flat: G natural is lower in pitch than G sharp.) utan förtecken2. noun1) (a person who is naturally good at something.) naturbegåvning2) (in music (a sign () indicating) a note which is not to be played sharp or flat.) stamton•- naturally
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6 pose
n. posering; ställning--------v. posera, inta en pose, ställa (en fråga); imitera, uppträda som; visa* * *I 1. [pəuz] noun1) (a position or attitude of the body: a relaxed pose.) pose, ställning2) (a false manner or way of behaving assumed in order to impress others; a pretence: His indignation was only a pose.) pose2. verb1) (to position oneself eg for a photograph to be taken: She posed in the doorway.) posera2) ((with as) to pretend to be: He posed as a doctor.) ge sig ut för att varaII [pəuz] verb(to set or offer (a question or problem) for answering or solving: He posed a difficult question; This poses a problem.) lägga fram, utgöra, innebära -
7 pretend
adj. låtsas---------v. låtsas; simulera; hyckla; göra anspråk på* * *[pri'tend]1) (to make believe that something is true, in play: Let's pretend that this room is a cave!; Pretend to be a lion!; He wasn't really angry - he was only pretending.) låtsas2) (to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive: He pretended that he had a headache; She was only pretending to be asleep; I pretended not to understand.) låtsas•- pretence- false pretences
См. также в других словарях:
pretence — (US pretense) ► NOUN 1) an act or the action of pretending. 2) affected and ostentatious behaviour. 3) (pretence to) a claim, especially a false or ambitious one … English terms dictionary
Pretence — Pre*tence , n., Pretenceful Pre*tence ful, a., Pretenceless Pre*tence *less, a. See {Pretense}, {Pretenseful}, {Pretenseless}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pretence — The usual AmE spelling is pretense … Modern English usage
pretence — [prē tens′, pritens′; prē′tens΄] n. Brit. sp. of PRETENSE … English World dictionary
pretence — n. see also pretense simulation false show 1) to make a pretence (he made no pretence of being objective) 2) to see through smb. s pretence 3) under a pretence (under the pretence of patriotism; under false pretences) 4) without pretence (a… … Combinatory dictionary
pretence — (BrE) (AmE pretense) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ elaborate ▪ It was all an elaborate pretence. ▪ flimsy, slight ▪ There is not even the slightest pretence of trying to make it realistic … Collocations dictionary
pretence — pre|tence BrE pretense AmE [prıˈtens US ˈpri:tens] n [singular,U] 1.) a way of behaving which is intended to make people believe something that is not true pretence that ▪ the pretence that the old system could be made to work pretence of/at… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pretence — also pretense AmE noun (singular, uncountable) 1 an attempt to pretend that something is true (+ that): Susie abandoned the pretence that she didn t want to go to the party. | keep up the pretence of being/doing sth: How long are you going to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pretence — UK [prɪˈtens] / US [ˈprɪˌtens] / US [prɪˈtens] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms pretence : singular pretence plural pretences a way of behaving that does not honestly express your real feelings, thoughts, or intentions She said she was… … English dictionary
pretence — [[t]prɪte̱ns, AM pri͟ːtens[/t]] pretences (in AM, use pretense) 1) N VAR A pretence is an action or way of behaving that is intended to make people believe something that is not true. Welland made a pretence of writing a note in his pad... We… … English dictionary
pretence — noun 1. /prəˈtɛns / (say pruh tens) pretending or feigning; make believe: my sleepiness was all pretence. 2. /prəˈtɛns / (say pruh tens) a false show of something: a pretence of friendship. 3. /prəˈtɛns / (say pruh tens) a piece of make believe.… …
