pretences in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pretences in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary (Go to Bulgarian»English)

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pretence [prɪˈtens, Am ˈpriːtens] N no pl a. LAW, FIN

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under false pretences
чрез измама
under false pretences
под лъжлив предлог

Translations for pretences in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Bulgarian)

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комедия
pretence
не прави комедии!
stop with the pretences!
играя комедия inf (преструвам се)
make a pretence
престореност
pretence
наужким
in pretence
преструвка
pretence
предлог
pretence
поза
pretence
това са само пози
this is only pretence
претенция
pretence
нямам претенции за нщ
make no pretence to sth
на уж
under a pretence

pretences Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

obtaining under false pretences
придобиване чрез измама
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
under false pretences
чрез измама
under false pretences
под лъжлив предлог

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