Traductions de „pretences“ dans le dictionnaire anglais » russe

pretence [prɪˈtens, Am ˈpri:tens] SUBST no plur

1. pretence (semblance):

pretence

притво́рство nt

to keep up a pretence of sth

притворя́ться [или де́лать вид] , что …

to make no pretence of sth

не притворя́ться [или не де́лать вид] , что …

under the pretence of doing sth

под ви́дом [или предло́гом] чего́-ли́бо

2. pretence (claim):

pretence

прете́нзия f

to make no pretence to being/having sth

кто-ли́бо не претенду́ет на то, что́бы быть кем-ли́бо/име́ть что-ли́бо

Expressions couramment utilisées avec pretences

under false pretences

обма́нным путём

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

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