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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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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
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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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noun1) отговорка; under the pretence of под предлогом; под видом2) притворство; обман; on (или under) false pretences обманным путем; to make a pretence притворяться3) претензия; требование; to make no pretence of smth. не претендовать на что-л.4) претенциозность* * *(n) отговорка; притворство* * *претенциозность; показное проявление ; хвастовство* * *[pre·tence || prɪː'tens /'prɪtens] n. притворство, обман, отговорка, претензия, требование* * *обманотговоркаповодпредлогпретензияпретенциозностьприводпризракпритворствотребование* * *1) претенциозность; показное проявление (чего-л.); хвастовство; выставление напоказ 2) притворство -
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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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-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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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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-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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[-s]noun ((an) act of pretending: Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car.) pretveza* * *[priténs]nounBritish English izgovor, pretveza; pravica, zahteva; figuratively videz, pretvara, krinka, lažto make a pretence of — hliniti, trditifiguratively to abandon the pretence — sneti krinko -
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[-s]noun ((an) act of pretending: Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car.) fingimento* * *pre.tence[prit'ens] n pretensão: a) aspiração, ambição. her manner is free of pretence / ela não tem ostentação. b) veleidade. c) pretexto, escusa. d) simulação, fingimento. under pretence of sob o pretexto de. under the pretence of friendship sob a simulação de amizade. -
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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 -
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[-s]noun ((an) act of pretending: Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car.) uppgerð, látalæti -
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nagyravágyás, szimulálás, látszat, hiúság, áltatás* * *[-s]noun ((an) act of pretending: Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car.) -
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n. iddia, bahane, yalandan yapma, numara* * *hile* * *[-s]noun ((an) act of pretending: Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car.) sahte tavır, yapmacık, numara -
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• hämäys• veruke• estely• teeskentely• teennäisyys• tekosyy• petos* * *-snoun ((an) act of pretending: Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car.) varjolla -
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[-s]noun ((an) act of pretending: Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car.) iztēlošanās; izlikšanās; maskēšanās* * *simulēšana, izlikšanās; aizbildinājums, iegansts; pretenzija -
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[-s]noun ((an) act of pretending: Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car.) apsimetimas
См. также в других словарях:
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.… …
pretence — noun 1) cease this pretence Syn: make believe, acting, faking, play acting, posturing, deception, trickery 2) he made a pretence of being concerned Syn: (false) show, semblance, affectation … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
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 — noun An act of pretending or pretension; a false claim or pretext. That part of education that turned up in the latest phase of our argument, the cross examination of the empty pretence of wisdom, is none other, we must declare, than the true… … Wiktionary
pretence — noun see pretense … New Collegiate 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 — 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 — (US pretense) noun 1》 an act of pretending. 2》 pretentious behaviour. 3》 (pretence to) a claim to (something), especially a false or ambitious one … English new terms dictionary
pretence — [prɪˈtens] noun [C/U] a way of behaving that does not honestly express your real feelings, thoughts, or intentions … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
escutcheon of pretence — noun (heraldry) An escutcheon placed with the arms of an heiress in the centre of her husband s coat • • • Main Entry: ↑escutcheon … Useful english dictionary
