pretences in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pretences in the English»French Dictionary

false pretences N npl

on or under false pretences (gen)

en utilisant un subterfuge

on or under false pretences LAW (by an action)

par des moyens frauduleux

on or under false pretences (in speech, writing)

grâce à de fausses allégations

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

1. pretence (false show):

pretence

faux-semblant m

to make a pretence of sth

feindre qc

to make a pretence of doing

faire semblant de faire

to make no pretence of sth

ne pas se donner la peine de feindre qc

on or under the pretence of doing

sous prétexte de faire

under the pretence that …

sous prétexte que …

to keep up/abandon the pretence of doing

entretenir/cesser d'entretenir l'illusion de faire

he spoke with no pretence at or of politeness

il a parlé sans même faire semblant d'être poli

2. pretence:

pretence (sham)

simulacre m (of de)

pretence (of illness)

simulation f (of de)

a pretence of love/sympathy

un amour/une sympathie feint/-e

See also false pretences

false pretences N npl

on or under false pretences (gen)

en utilisant un subterfuge

on or under false pretences LAW (by an action)

par des moyens frauduleux

on or under false pretences (in speech, writing)

grâce à de fausses allégations

Translations for pretences in the French»English Dictionary

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les faux-semblants

pretence Brit sing

entretenir les faux-semblants

to keep up the pretence

user de faux-semblants

to put up a pretence

frime

pretence Brit

c'est de la frime

it's all pretence Brit

simulacre

pretence Brit

feinte dated

pretence Brit uncountable

sous le couvert de

under the pretence of

sous couleur de faire

under the pretence ou guise of doing

pretences in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pretences in the English»French Dictionary

pretence [prɪˈtents, Am ˈpri:tents] N no pl

pretence

comédie f

to keep up a pretence of sth

continuer de feindre qc

to make no pretence of sth/doing sth

ne pas feindre qc/de faire qc

to make no pretence to being/having sth

ne pas avoir la prétention d'être/de faire qc

under the pretence of sth/of doing sth

sous prétexte de qc/de faire qc

Translations for pretences in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

feinte

pretence Brit

simulacre

pretence Brit

simulation

pretence Brit

pretences Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to keep up a pretence of sth

continuer de feindre qc

to make no pretence of sth/doing sth

ne pas feindre qc/de faire qc

to make no pretence to being/having sth

ne pas avoir la prétention d'être/de faire qc

under the pretence of sth/of doing sth

sous prétexte de qc/de faire qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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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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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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