pretences in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pretences in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pretence N Brit

pretence → pretense

See also pretense

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

1. pretense C or U (simulation, display):

her air of confidence is a pretense

ese aire de seguridad suyo es fingido or no es más que una fachada

let's drop this pretense!

¡vamos a dejarnos de fingir!

I can't keep up the pretense any longer

no puedo seguir fingiendo or disimulando

pretense of sth/-ing he soon saw through their pretense of ignorance

no tardó en darse cuenta de que su ignorancia era fingida

to make a pretense of sth

fingir algo

they made a pretense of being concerned

fingieron estar preocupados

they made a pretense of being concerned

hicieron como si les preocupara

he made no pretense of impartiality

no disimuló su parcialidad

under (the) pretense of wanting to help

con el pretexto de querer ayudar

under false pretenses

de manera fraudulenta

2.1. pretense form C or U (claim):

pretense (to sth) a man with little pretense to genius

un hombre que dista mucho de ser un genio

he makes no pretense to virtue

no pretende ser virtuoso

he makes no pretense to virtue

no se las da de virtuoso

2.2. pretense form U (pretentiousness):

pretense

pretensión f

she is totally lacking in pretense

no es nada pretenciosa

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

1. pretense C or U (simulation, display):

her air of confidence is a pretense

ese aire de seguridad suyo es fingido or no es más que una fachada

let's drop this pretense!

¡vamos a dejarnos de fingir!

I can't keep up the pretense any longer

no puedo seguir fingiendo or disimulando

pretense of sth/-ing he soon saw through their pretense of ignorance

no tardó en darse cuenta de que su ignorancia era fingida

to make a pretense of sth

fingir algo

they made a pretense of being concerned

fingieron estar preocupados

they made a pretense of being concerned

hicieron como si les preocupara

he made no pretense of impartiality

no disimuló su parcialidad

under (the) pretense of wanting to help

con el pretexto de querer ayudar

under false pretenses

de manera fraudulenta

2.1. pretense form C or U (claim):

pretense (to sth) a man with little pretense to genius

un hombre que dista mucho de ser un genio

he makes no pretense to virtue

no pretende ser virtuoso

he makes no pretense to virtue

no se las da de virtuoso

2.2. pretense form U (pretentiousness):

pretense

pretensión f

she is totally lacking in pretense

no es nada pretenciosa

Translations for pretences in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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fingimiento

pretence Brit

pretences in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pretences in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. pretence (claim):

pretence

pretensión f

to make no pretence to erudition

no pretender ser erudito

2. pretence (simulation):

pretence

fingimiento m

to make a pretence of sth

fingir algo

to make no pretence of sth

no disimular algo

3. pretence (pretext):

pretence

pretexto m

under (the) pretence of ...

con el pretexto de...

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under false pretences

con engaños

Translations for pretences in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

con dolo

under false pretences [or pretenses Am]

apatusco

pretence Brit

disimulación

pretence Brit

disimulo (fingimiento)

pretence Brit

fingimiento (de una enfermedad)

pretence Brit

su buen humor es pura fachada

his/her good humour is pure pretence [or pretense Am]

disfraz

pretence Brit

pretences Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make no pretence to erudition

no pretender ser erudito

to make a pretence of sth

fingir algo

to make no pretence of sth

no disimular algo

under (the) pretence of ...

con el pretexto de...

under false pretences

con engaños

his/her good humour is pure pretence [or pretense Am]

su buen humor es pura fachada

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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 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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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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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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