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Pretences Meaning in English

word · lemma: pretence

التعريف

Things that are not true but are made to appear so; false appearances or acts used to deceive or hide the truth.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

More common in British than American English; usually plural and formal. Used to describe fake reasons, false appearances, or insincere behavior meant to deceive. Common phrases: 'without pretences', 'drop all pretences', 'social pretences'. Not to be confused with 'pretense' (US spelling, but typically singular).

Spanish: farsas - simulaciones - fingimientosPortuguese (BR): pretextos - fingimentos - disfarcesPortuguese (PT): pretextos - fingimentos - disfarcesChinese (Simplified): 借口 - 假装 - 虚伪Chinese (Traditional): 藉口 - 假裝 - 虛偽Hindi: बहाने - दिखावा - झूठी बातेंArabic: ادعاءات زائفة - تظاهر - ذرائعBengali: ভান - ছলনাRussian: притворство - ложный вид - лицемериеJapanese: 見せかけ - 偽りVietnamese: giả vờ - giả tạo - sự làm ra vẻKorean: 가식 - 허울 - 위선Turkish: numara - yapmacıklık - sahtecilikUrdu: ظاہری بہانہ - دکھاوا - فریبIndonesian: giả vờ - giả tạo - ngụy tạo

جمل نموذجية

He spoke honestly, without any pretences.

basic

After a while, their pretences started to crack and people saw their real intentions.

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She dropped all pretences and told the truth.

basic

There is no need for pretences here.

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Let's drop all pretences and be honest about how we feel.

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He hid behind elaborate pretences, but nobody believed his story.

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