Значення

значень: 6
  1. (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

  2. (незлічуване)Affectation or ostentation of manner.

    She was a plain-speaking woman without a hint of pretense.

  3. (злічуване, незлічуване)Intention or purpose not real but professed.

    with only a pretense of accuracy

  4. (злічуване, незлічуване)An unsupported claim made or implied.

  5. (злічуване, незлічуване)An insincere attempt to reach a specific condition or quality.

  6. (злічуване, застаріле, незлічуване)Intention; design.

    pretending with intention to deceive

Приклади

речень: 6
  1. That agreement was signed under false pretenses.

  2. He made a pretense of knowing my father.

  3. We just saw his pretenses of moderate politics fall to pieces.

  4. You've got a lot of nerve bringing me here under false pretenses.

    deDu hast vielleicht Nerven, mich hier unter falschem Vorwand herzubringen.

  5. Let's drop the pretense.

Русский
За значеннями 1
act of pretending or pretension; false or hypocritical profession:
Deutsch
За значеннями 1
act of pretending or pretension; false or hypocritical profession:

Походження

Borrowed from Middle French pretensse, from Late Latin praetēnsus, past participle of Lati

Borrowed 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: pretenses
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Синоніми

синонімів: 15
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Спільнокореневі

пов’язаних слів: 9

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