pretenses in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pretenses in the English»Italian Dictionary

pretense

pretense → pretence

See also pretence

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

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 pretenses in the Italian»English Dictionary

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infingimento

pretense Am

simulazione

pretense Am

finzione

pretense Am

finta

pretense Am

pretenses in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pretenses in the English»Italian Dictionary

pretense [ˈpri:·tents] N

1. pretense (simulation):

pretense

finta f

pretense

finzione f

to make a pretense of sth

fare finta di qc

to make no pretense of sth

non dissimulare qc

2. pretense (pretext):

pretense

pretesto m

under (the) pretense of …

con il pretesto di …

to do sth under false pretenses

fare qc con l'inganno

3. pretense (claim):

pretense

pretesa f

to make no pretense to objectivity/innocence

non pretendere di essere obiettivo/innocente

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under false pretenses

con l'inganno

Translations for pretenses in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

finzione

pretense

finta

pretense

pretenses Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make a pretense of sth

fare finta di qc

to make no pretense of sth

non dissimulare qc

under (the) pretense of …

con il pretesto di …

to do sth under false pretenses

fare qc con l'inganno

to make no pretense to objectivity/innocence

non pretendere di essere obiettivo/innocente

under false pretenses

con l'inganno

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It's in how honest expressions of discomfort by women are met with hostility and invalidation by men on legalistic pretenses.

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The bill includes a prohibition against recording image or sound from an agricultural operation without consent and obtaining access to that operation under false pretenses.

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This led to later suggestions that participants were convinced to attend under false pretenses.

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His quip that he was there under false pretenses was greeted by much laughter.

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You want ironically distasteful rock and roll pretenses?

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They felt they had paid protection money under false pretenses.

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At 16 years of age he ran away to sea, and thereafter he began a long career of crime, largely thieving and obtaining money under false pretenses.

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Critics praised its humor and his ability to observe the false pretenses of bourgeois society.

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Priming involves the exposure of a person to information under false pretenses.

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