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1 pretence
-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 -
2 charade
(a piece of ridiculous pretence which is so obvious that it does not deceive anyone.) temmelig tynt/lett gjennomskuelig påskudd- charadessubst. \/ʃəˈrɑːd\/1) rollespill, ordlek, mimelek, gåte2) ( overført) parodi, farse, skuespill• his friendly behaviour towards his ex-wife was just a charade for the children's sakehans vennlige oppførsel overfor eks-kona var bare et spill for barnas skyldcharades ( tar verb i entall) rollespill, mimelek, gåte -
3 masquerade
mæskə'reid 1. noun((a) pretence or disguise: Her show of friendship was (a) masquerade.) maskerade, forkledning2. verb((with as) to pretend to be, usually intending to deceive: The criminal was masquerading as a respectable businessman.) gi seg ut for å være, forkle seg somIsubst. \/ˌmæskəˈreɪd\/, \/ˌmɑːskəˈreɪd\/1) maskerade, forkledning2) ( overført) narrespillin masquerade forkleddIIverb \/ˌmæskəˈreɪd\/, \/ˌmɑːskəˈreɪd\/1) være maskert, være utkledd2) ( overført) opptremasquerade as ( også) gi seg ut for å være, opptre som -
4 mere
miə(no more than or no better than: a mere child; the merest suggestion of criticism.) bare, ren (og skjær), simpel- merelybare--------blottIsubst. \/mɪə\/(britisk, poetisk eller dialekt) dam, tjern, liten sjøIIsubst. \/mɪə\/ (gammeldags eller dialekt, britisk)1) grense2) grenseskjellIIIadj. (superlativ: merest) \/mɪə\/1) bare, kun, beskjedne, blott (og bar) (gammeldags)• the mere fact that...bare det faktum at...det vet enhver skolegutt, selv en skolegutt vet det• a mere 2% of the population objected to the proposalbare 2% av befolkningen protesterte mot forslaget2) ( foreldet) ren og ublandet3) ( foreldet) fullstendig, helt og fulltby a mere chance eller by the merest chance ved en ren tilfeldighetthe mere idea\/thought of bare tanken på -
5 natural
'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.) natur-, naturlig forekommende2) (born in a person: natural beauty; He had a natural ability for music.) naturlig3) ((of manner) simple, without pretence: a nice, natural smile.) naturlig, uten nykker4) (normal; as one would expect: It's quite natural for a boy of his age to be interested in girls.) naturlig5) (of a musical note, not sharp or flat: G natural is lower in pitch than G sharp.) uten fortegn (f.eks. norA haf, ikke norA bflat haf eller norA kryss haf)2. noun1) (a person who is naturally good at something.) naturbegavelse, naturtalent2) (in music (a sign () indicating) a note which is not to be played sharp or flat.) note uten fortegn, hvit tangent•- naturally
- natural gas
- natural history
- natural resourcesmedfødt--------naturlig--------råIsubst. \/ˈnætʃr(ə)l\/1) ( musikk) grunntone2) ( musikk) oppløsningstegn3) ( musikk) hvit tangent (på piano)4) ( hverdagslig) naturtalent5) ( gammeldags) idiotIIadj. \/ˈnætʃr(ə)l\/1) naturlig2) natur-3) ( etterligning) naturlig, i overensstemmelse med naturen, naturtro4) naturlig, medfødtdet faller seg naturlig for ham \/ det ligger for ham5) naturlig, utvungen6) umiddelbar7) opprinnelig8) selvsagt9) normal10) forklarlig, forståelig11) illegitim, utenomekteskapelig12) legemlig, kjødelig, riktig13) viltvoksendenatural flowers levende blomsterterm of natural life ( dom) livstid -
6 pose
I 1. pəuz noun1) (a position or attitude of the body: a relaxed pose.) stilling, positur2) (a false manner or way of behaving assumed in order to impress others; a pretence: His indignation was only a pose.) påtatt spill2. verb1) (to position oneself eg for a photograph to be taken: She posed in the doorway.) posere, stå modell2) ((with as) to pretend to be: He posed as a doctor.) utgi seg for, late som omII pəuz verb(to set or offer (a question or problem) for answering or solving: He posed a difficult question; This poses a problem.) sette fram, reiselegge--------posere--------stillingIsubst. \/pəʊz\/1) (fysisk eller mental) positur, stilling, attityde2) påtatt egenskap, affektert holdningIIverb \/pəʊz\/1) fremsette, postulere, stille opp2) anta, supponere3) ( om fare eller problem) utgjøre, innebære4) ( om modell) plassere (i ønsket stilling eller positur)5) sitte modell, stå modell, poserepose a question stille et spørsmålpose as gi seg ut for å være, opptre somhan fikk adgang til husene til folk ved å gi seg ut for å være fra gassverketIIIverb \/pəʊz\/(med spørsmål eller problemer, gammeldags) gjøre forlegen, sette fast, målbinde, gjøre rådvill -
7 pretend
pri'tend1) (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.) late som om, leke (at), innbille seg2) (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.) late som om, gi seg ut for•- pretence- false pretencesverb \/prɪˈtend\/1) foregi, pretendere, late som2) gi seg ut for å være, gjøre seg3) gi som påskudd, anføre som grunn4) hykle, simulere, late som5) leke6) gjøre krav påpretend to gjøre krav påpretendere, aspireregjøre krav på å ha\/eiepretend to be spille -
8 pretense
subst. \/prɪˈtens\/(amer.) se ➢ pretence
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
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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
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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.… …