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pretence [prɪˈtens, Am ˈpri:tens] N no pl

Usage examples with pretence

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
to keep up a pretence of sth
притворя́ться [или де́лать вид] , что …
to make no pretence to being/having sth
кто-ли́бо не претенду́ет на то, что́бы быть кем-ли́бо/име́ть что-ли́бо

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Pretence is often a badge of a bad conscience.
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The story also serves as a pretence to describe the rules of the game.
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But, if this is so, why should we have this sham and pretence?
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The property, too, must have been actually obtained by the false pretence.
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The mages are obsessed with maintaining the pretence that all the work they do is for the good of the city.
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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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The statute prohibited obtaining money, goods, wares, or merchandise by false pretence.
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In most cases there is no pretence that there was treachery, or ammunition concealed, or food given or anything.
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The vault is penetrated under the pretence of construction work and the gold bullion transported via dump trucks to a location outside the city.
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He tells her that their pretence of being engaged is over now.
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