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1 pretence
(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 -
2 stall
stall [stɔ:l]1 noun∎ I bought some peaches at a fruit stall j'ai acheté des pêches chez un marchand de fruits;(b) (for animal) stalle f;∎ Horseracing (starting) stalls stalles fpl de départ(d) (in church) stalle f∎ the stalls l'orchestre m;∎ a seat in the stalls un fauteuil d'orchestre(g) (for finger) doigtier m∎ the aircraft went into a stall l'avion a décroché∎ to stall for time essayer de gagner du temps;∎ I can stall for another month je peux essayer de gagner du temps pendant encore un mois;∎ I think they're stalling on the loan until we make more concessions je crois qu'ils vont retarder le prêt jusqu'à ce que nous leur fassions davantage de concessions∎ try to stall him (off)! essayez de gagner du temps!;∎ I'll stall her in the lobby while you grab a taxi je la retiendrai dans le hall le temps que tu sautes dans un taxi;∎ I can't stall them (off) for much longer je ne peux guère les faire attendre plus longtemps;∎ the project/his career is stalled le projet/sa carrière est au point mort;∎ we managed to stall the enemy's advance nous avons réussi à retarder la progression de l'ennemi
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