false pretences dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de false pretences dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

false pretences SUBST pl. tantum

on or under false pretences (gen)

en utilisant un subterfuge

on or under false pretences JUR (by an action)

par des moyens frauduleux

on or under false pretences (in speech, writing)

grâce à de fausses allégations

Traductions de false pretences dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

pretence GB, pretense Am [GB prɪˈtɛns, Am ˈpriˌtɛns, priˈtɛns] SUBST

1. pretence (false show):

pretence

faux-semblant m

to make a pretence of sth

feindre qc

to make a pretence of doing

faire semblant de faire

to make no pretence of sth

ne pas se donner la peine de feindre qc

on or under the pretence of doing

sous prétexte de faire

under the pretence that …

sous prétexte que …

to keep up/abandon the pretence of doing

entretenir/cesser d'entretenir l'illusion de faire

he spoke with no pretence at or of politeness

il a parlé sans même faire semblant d'être poli

2. pretence:

pretence (sham)

simulacre m (of de)

pretence (of illness)

simulation f (of de)

a pretence of love/sympathy

un amour/une sympathie feint/-e

Voir aussi : false pretences

false pretences SUBST pl. tantum

on or under false pretences (gen)

en utilisant un subterfuge

on or under false pretences JUR (by an action)

par des moyens frauduleux

on or under false pretences (in speech, writing)

grâce à de fausses allégations

false [GB fɔːls, fɒls, Am fɔls] ADJ

1. false after subst:

false (mistaken) impression, idea, information

faux/fausse

false belief

erroné

false (proved wrong) allegations, rumour, statement

faux/fausse

their fears/expectations may well prove false

il se peut fort bien que leurs craintes/espoirs s'avèrent sans fondement

a false sense of security

une fausse impression de sécurité

2. false (fraudulent):

false banknotes, passport

faux/fausse

false tax returns, name, address

faux/fausse

to give false information JUR

donner de faux renseignements

to give false evidence JUR

faire un faux témoignage

to bear false witness JUR

porter un faux témoignage

charged with false accounting JUR

inculpé de faux en écritures

3. false (artificial):

false eyelashes, nose, hem

faux/fausse

false épith floor, ceiling

faux/fausse

4. false person (affected, disloyal):

false

faux/fausse

false pretences dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de false pretences dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

pretence [prɪˈtents, Am ˈpri:tents] SUBST no plur

pretence

comédie f

to keep up a pretence of sth

continuer de feindre qc

to make no pretence of sth/doing sth

ne pas feindre qc/de faire qc

to make no pretence to being/having sth

ne pas avoir la prétention d'être/de faire qc

under the pretence of sth/of doing sth

sous prétexte de qc/de faire qc

I.false [fɔ:ls] ADJ a. fig

false

faux(fausse)

a false alarm

une fausse alerte

a false imprisonment

une détention arbitraire

a false bottom

un double fond

II.false [fɔ:ls] ADV

to play sb false

trahir qn

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

Cheat was a primitive version of the crime of false pretences and involved obtaining property by the use of false weights or measures.

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In essence, she argued that war is not a successful problem solving mechanism and justifications for war are based on false pretences.

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Having received her precious jewelry on false pretences, he disappears without a trace.

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He was one of the better players on that 1927 internal tour, and nobody caught up with the fact he was there under false pretences.

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When he returns, he is stopped outside the gates and is accused of starting a war under false pretences and plotting to seize the throne.

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In 1913, he was struck off indefinitely and sentenced to three years' imprisonment for obtaining money by false pretences.

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