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1 pretence
[-s]noun ((an) act of pretending: Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car.) -
2 pose
I 1. [pəuz] noun1) (a position or attitude of the body: a relaxed pose.) poziţie2) (a false manner or way of behaving assumed in order to impress others; a pretence: His indignation was only a pose.) poză2. verb1) (to position oneself eg for a photograph to be taken: She posed in the doorway.) a poza2) ((with as) to pretend to be: He posed as a doctor.) a face peII [pəuz] verb(to set or offer (a question or problem) for answering or solving: He posed a difficult question; This poses a problem.) a pune -
3 masquerade
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