pretense
The action of pretendingThe action of pretending; false or simulated show or appearance; false or hypocritical assertion or representation.
» That agreement was signed under false pretenses.
Значення
значень: 6(злічуване, незлічуване)The action of pretending; false or simulated show or appearance; false or hypocritical assertion or representation.
He visited the king under the pretense of friendliness.
"Lady Little", the title that she used, was just a pretense.
Vortäuschung, Vorspiegelung, Vortäuschen
притво́рствоpritvórstvo
the act of giving a false appearance
(незлічуване)Affectation or ostentation of manner.
She was a plain-speaking woman without a hint of pretense.
(злічуване, незлічуване)Intention or purpose not real but professed.
with only a pretense of accuracy
(злічуване, незлічуване)An unsupported claim made or implied.
(злічуване, незлічуване)An insincere attempt to reach a specific condition or quality.
(злічуване, застаріле, незлічуване)Intention; design.
pretending with intention to deceive
Приклади
речень: 6That agreement was signed under false pretenses.
He made a pretense of knowing my father.
We just saw his pretenses of moderate politics fall to pieces.
You've got a lot of nerve bringing me here under false pretenses.
deDu hast vielleicht Nerven, mich hier unter falschem Vorwand herzubringen.
Let's drop the pretense.
Переклади
мов: 4За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
Походження
Borrowed from Middle French pretensse, from Late Latin praetēnsus, past participle of LatiBorrowed from Middle French pretensse, from Late Latin praetēnsus, past participle of Latin praetendō (“to pretend”), from prae- (“before”) + tendō (“to stretch”); see pretend.
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Форми
множина: pretensesСиноніми
синонімів: 15- the act of giving a false appearance:pretencepretendingsimulationfeigning
- imaginative intellectual play:pretencemake-believe
- pretending with intention to deceive:pretencefeigningdissembling
- an artful or simulated semblance:guisepretencepretext
- a false or unsupportable quality:pretensionpretence
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