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1 pretence
{pri'tens}
1. претенция
to make no PRETENCE to something нямам претенции/не претендирам за нещо
2. преструвка, преструване, неискреност, измама
to make a PRETENCE of friendship/patriotism/affection, etc. преструвам се на приятел/родолюбец/че обичам
PRETENCE of humility/repentance престорена/неискрена скромност/разкаяние
his work is a mere PRETENCE само се преструва/прави, че работи
3. претекст, предлог
under PRETENCE of под предлог, че
under/on the PRETENCE of consulting me под предлог/уж, че се съветва с мен
under/on false PRETENCEs чрез/с измама* * *{pri'tens} n 1. претенция; to make no pretence to s.th. нямам прете* * *претенция; претекст; преструвка; неискреност;* * *1. his work is a mere pretence само се преструва/прави, че работи 2. pretence of humility/repentance престорена/неискрена скромност/разкаяние 3. to make a pretence of friendship/patriotism/affection, etc. преструвам се на приятел/родолюбец/че обичам 4. to make no pretence to something нямам претенции/не претендирам за нещо 5. under pretence of под предлог, че 6. under/on false pretences чрез/с измама 7. under/on the pretence of consulting me под предлог/уж, че се съветва с мен 8. преструвка, преструване, неискреност, измама 9. претекст, предлог 10. претенция* * *pretence[pri´tens] n 1. претенция; to make no \pretence to s.th. нямам претенции за нещо, на претендирам за нещо; 2. преструвка; преструване, неискреност; измама; to make a \pretence of affection преструвам се, че обичам; \pretence of humility ( repentance) престорена скромност (разкаяние); his work is a mere \pretence той само се преструва, че работи; his illness was a \pretence преструваше се на болен, симулиране; it's all \pretence това са само преструвки (номера); 3. претекст, предлог; under (on) the \pretence of consulting me под предлог (уж), че се съветва с мен; under (on) false \pretences чрез (с) измама. -
2 pretense
{pri'tens}
aм. pretence* * *{pri'tens} aм. pretence.* * *престореност;* * *aм. 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
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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
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
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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.… …
