pretense dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de pretense dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

pretense SUBST Am

pretense → pretence

Voir aussi : pretence

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

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

pretense dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de pretense dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

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

pretense → pretence

Voir aussi : pretence

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

Traductions de pretense dans le dictionnaire français»anglais

Autres traductions et expressions typiques avec les termes de votre recherche

feinte

pretense Am

simulacre

pretense Am

simulation

pretense Am

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

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Before she can let go of pretense, she must first deal with a psychotic husband, a loveless second marriage, and her child's crib death.

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While the events of the author's life are recounted, there is no pretense of exact truth.

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Such planets are often described with no pretense to scientific accuracy; their strange characteristics are primarily intended to amuse.

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Using the pretense of a ruptured gas line, the caller persuaded each guest to break a window and then throw the television out.

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As the forcible nature of the campaign became routine, the pretense of voluntary resettlement was dropped.

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The revamped series was stripped of pretense and made more sparse.

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A hilarious sequence of events follows as his pretense gets both him and the fishermen into comical situations.

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Most importantly, they betray an absence of pretense.

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The pretense is so blunt and sentimental that it makes the whole thing a total "clich".

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Dor reacted to the two decisions with outrage, saying that the dialogue had been exposed as nothing but a pretense.

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