pretences in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pretences in the English»Italian Dictionary

false pretences [Brit ˌfɔːls prɪˈtɛnsɪs] N npl

on or under false pretences

con un sotterfugio, con l'inganno

on or under false pretences (by an action)

con la frode

on or under false pretences (in speech, writing)

con false dichiarazioni

pretence, pretense [Brit prɪˈtɛns, Am ˈpriˌtɛns, priˈtɛns] N

1. pretence (false show):

pretence

finta f

to make a pretence of sth

fingere qc

to make a pretence of doing

fare finta di fare

to make no pretence of sth

non fare mistero di qc

on or under the pretence of doing

con il pretesto di fare

under the pretence that …

con la scusa che …

to keep up, abandon the pretence of doing

continuare a, smettere di fare finta di fare

he spoke with no pretence at or of politeness

parlò senza fare finta di essere educato

2. pretence (sham):

pretence

finzione f

pretence

simulazione f (of di)

a pretence of love

un amore simulato

a pretence of sympathy

una compassione or una simpatia simulata

on or under false pretence

con un sotterfugio or con l'inganno

Translations for pretences in the Italian»English Dictionary

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con un sotterfugio

on or under false pretences

infingimento

pretence Brit

con l'inganno

on or under false pretences, by cheating

simulazione

pretence Brit

finzione

pretence Brit

finta

pretence Brit

è tutta una finta!

it's all pretence!

con il pretesto di fare qc

under cover of doing sth, in the guise of doing sth, on or under the pretence of doing sth

innocenza fingere qc

to make a pretence of sth

pretences in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pretences in the Italian»English Dictionary

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è stata tutta una simulazione

it was all a pretence

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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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 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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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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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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