pretence in the PONS Dictionary

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pretence Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to keep up a pretence of sth
преструвам се за нщ
to make no pretence of sth/doing sth
не се преструвам за нщ/че правя нщ
to make no pretence to being/having sth
не претендирам за нщ
to make no pretence to being/having sth
нямам претенции за нщ
under the pretence of doing sth
под предлог, че правя нщ

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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On the pretence of scouting ahead, he and his staff, rode ahead with a squadron of lancers.
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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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He teases his wife, keeping up the pretence for another minute.
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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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In most cases there is no pretence that there was treachery, or ammunition concealed, or food given or anything.
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The property, too, must have been actually obtained by the false pretence.
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She lured him over under the pretence that she wanted to rekindle their friendship.
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Having received her precious jewelry on false pretences, he disappears without a trace.
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The remaining pretence of being addressed to the whole court seems to end.
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The statute prohibited obtaining money, goods, wares, or merchandise by false pretence.
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