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1 false pretences
(acts or behaviour intended to deceive: He got the money under false pretences.) fraude, estafaSMALLLAW/SMALL fraude nombre masculino, estafa -
2 under false pretences
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3 false pretences
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4 false
fo:ls1) (not true; not correct: He made a false statement to the police.) falso2) (not genuine; intended to deceive: She has a false passport.) falso3) (artificial: false teeth.) postizo4) (not loyal: false friends.) falso, desleal•- falsify
- falsification
- falsity
- false alarm
- false start
false adj1. falsospiders are insects, true or false? las arañas son insectos, ¿verdadero o falso?2. postizowhere are my false teeth? ¿dónde está mi dentadura postiza?tr[fɔːls]1 (untrue) falso,-a2 (artificial) postizo,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto play somebody false traicionar a alguien, engañar a alguienunder false pretences por medio de engañosfalse alarm falsa alarmafalse bottom doble fondofalse friend SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL falso amigofalse move / false step paso en falsofalse start salida nulafalse teeth dentadura postiza1) untrue: falso2) erroneous: erróneo, equivocado3) fake: falso, postizo4) unfaithful: infiel5) fraudulent: fraudulentounder false pretenses: por fraudeadj.• desleal adj.• engañoso, -a adj.• erróneo, -a adj.• falso, -a adj.• fingido, -a adj.• postizo, -a adj.• seudo, -a adj.• zaino, -a adj.fɔːls1)a) ( untrue) <statement/rumor> falsotrue or false? — ¿verdadero o falso?, ¿verdad o mentira?
c) ( misplaced) <modesty/pride> falso2) ( not genuine) <eyelashes/fingernails> postizo; <name/passport> falso3) ( disloyal) (arch or liter) <friend/spouse> infiel[fɔːls]1. ADJ1) (=untruthful) [statement, accusation] falso; (=mistaken) [idea, assumption, accusation] equivocadolull, true 1., 1)•
a false sense of security — una falsa sensación de seguridad2) (=deceitful)•
under false pretences — con engaños, con insidias•
to bear false witness — (esp Bible) levantar falso testimonio3) (=inappropriate, insincere)•
his words rang false — sus palabras sonaban a falso4) (=artificial) [hair, eyelashes] postizo5) † (=disloyal) [friend] desleal, pérfido; (=unfaithful) [lover] infiel2.CPDfalse alarm N — falsa alarma f
false arrest N — detención f ilegal
false ceiling N — cielo m raso, falso techo m
false dawn N — (fig) espejismo m
false friend N — (Ling) falso amigo m
false imprisonment N — (by police) detención f ilegal; (by criminal) retención f ilegal
false memory syndrome N — síndrome m de (la) falsa memoria
false negative N — (=result) falso negativo m
false positive N — (=result) falso positivo m
false start N — (Sport) salida f nula; (fig) comienzo m fallido
false teeth NPL — dentadura fsing postiza, dientes mpl postizos
false tooth N — diente m postizo
* * *[fɔːls]1)a) ( untrue) <statement/rumor> falsotrue or false? — ¿verdadero o falso?, ¿verdad o mentira?
c) ( misplaced) <modesty/pride> falso2) ( not genuine) <eyelashes/fingernails> postizo; <name/passport> falso3) ( disloyal) (arch or liter) <friend/spouse> infiel -
5 pretence
-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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6 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.) fingir, simular2) (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.) fingir•- pretence- false pretences
pretend vb1. fingir2. jugarlet's pretend we're astronauts! ¡juguemos a astronautas!tr[prɪ'tend]1 (feign) fingir, aparentar2 (claim) pretender1 (feign) fingir2 (claim) pretender1 (make-believe) de mentirijillaspretend [pri'tɛnd] vt1) claim: pretender2) feign: fingir, simularpretend vi: fingirv.• aparentar v.• encubrir v.• fingir v.
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1. prɪ'tend1) ( feign) <ignorance/surprise> fingir*, aparentarhe pretended he hadn't seen us — fingió que no nos había visto, hizo como si no nos hubiera visto
2) ( make believe)let's pretend I'm the mother and you're the father — mira, yo era la mamá y tú eras el papá
3) ( claim) pretender
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vi1) ( feign) fingir*2) ( lay claim) (frml)I don't pretend to any knowledge of... — no pretendo saber de...
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adjective (used to or by children) <money/gun> de mentira (fam)[prɪ'tend]1. VT1) (=feign) fingir, simularto pretend that... — (querer) hacer creer que...
let's pretend that I'm the doctor and you're the nurse — child language yo era el médico y tú eras la enfermera
to pretend to be asleep — hacerse el dormido, fingir estar dormido
he pretends to be a poet — se las da de poeta, se dice poeta
2) (=claim) pretender2. VI1) (=feign) fingirwe're only pretending — (to child) es de mentirijillas *
2) (=claim)to pretend to intelligence — afirmar tener inteligencia, pretender ser inteligente
3.ADJ * de mentira, fingidopretend money * — dinero m de juego
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1. [prɪ'tend]1) ( feign) <ignorance/surprise> fingir*, aparentarhe pretended he hadn't seen us — fingió que no nos había visto, hizo como si no nos hubiera visto
2) ( make believe)let's pretend I'm the mother and you're the father — mira, yo era la mamá y tú eras el papá
3) ( claim) pretender
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vi1) ( feign) fingir*2) ( lay claim) (frml)I don't pretend to any knowledge of... — no pretendo saber de...
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adjective (used to or by children) <money/gun> de mentira (fam) -
7 trampear
trampear
I verbo intransitivo
1 (ir tirando, arreglándoselas) to struggle along, to manage
2 (conseguir dinero mediante engaño) to get money by false pretences, to swindle money
II verbo transitivo to trick, deceive ' trampear' also found in these entries: English: fiddle
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pretences — pre‧ten‧ces [prɪˈtensz ǁ ˈpriːtensz] , pretenses noun by/under false pretences LAW if someone does something under false pretences, they do it by pretending that something is true when it is not: • They are charged with obtaining money by… … Financial and business terms
by false pretences — by or under false pretences ► if you do or get something by or under false pretences, you do or get it dishonestly by telling lies: »The official was convicted of obtaining property by false pretences. »Two executives had gained access to their… … Financial and business terms
by or under false pretences — ► if you do or get something by or under false pretences, you do or get it dishonestly by telling lies: »The official was convicted of obtaining property by false pretences. »Two executives had gained access to their rival s business plan under… … Financial and business terms
under false pretences — by or under false pretences ► if you do or get something by or under false pretences, you do or get it dishonestly by telling lies: »The official was convicted of obtaining property by false pretences. »Two executives had gained access to their… … Financial and business terms
under false pretences — under/by/false pretences phrase if you get something under false pretences, you get it by tricking people He obtained money by false pretences. Thesaurus: words used to describe dishonest people and behavioursynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
by false pretences — under/by/false pretences phrase if you get something under false pretences, you get it by tricking people He obtained money by false pretences. Thesaurus: words used to describe dishonest people and behavioursynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
false pretences — ➔ pretences … Financial and business terms
false pretences — If you obtain something under false pretences, you deceive others by lying about your identity, qualifications, financial or social position, in order to get what you want. The journalist obtained the interview under false pretences … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
under false pretences — if you do something under false pretences, you do it when you have lied about who you are or what you are doing. The police charged him with obtaining money under false pretences … New idioms dictionary
false pretences — /fɔls prəˈtɛnsəz / (say fawls pruh tensuhz) plural noun the use of false representations, forged documents, or similar illegal devices to obtain money, property, or other advantages: *I felt awful when I was dining there tonight, as if I were… …
false pretences — /fɔ:ls prɪ tensɪz/ plural noun doing or saying something to cheat someone ● He was sent to prison for obtaining money by false pretences … Dictionary of banking and finance