pretense in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pretense in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

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lay aside pretense/differences

olvidar

lay aside pretense/differences

dejar de lado

sustain pretense/conversation

mantener

Translations for pretense in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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fingimiento

pretense Am

es un disfraz para ocultar su inseguridad

it's just a pretense o a front to hide his insecurity

pretense in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pretense in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

pretense → pretence

See also pretence

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...

Translations for pretense in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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apatusco

pretense Am

disimulación

pretense Am

disimulo (fingimiento)

pretense Am

fingimiento (de una enfermedad)

pretense Am

disfraz

pretense Am

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

By college, he had abandoned any pretense of faith.

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This led to later suggestions that participants were convinced to attend under false pretenses.

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Most importantly, they betray an absence of pretense.

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They made no pretense of attempting to win seats, calling the effort a beau geste to raise awareness.

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Author argues for gender sensitivity to proclaim the differences between men and woman with a kind of pretense that all are same and equal.

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Using the pretense of a ruptured gas line, the caller persuaded each guest to break a window and then throw the television out.

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The pretense is so blunt and sentimental that it makes the whole thing a total "clich".

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Eventually, this became the primary use of the guest segment, and the pretense of having the panel guess the guest's secret was dropped altogether.

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The revamped series was stripped of pretense and made more sparse.

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Critics praised its humor and his ability to observe the false pretenses of bourgeois society.

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