كيف تنطق "pretence"
word
ˈpɹiːtɛns
PREE-tens
pɹɪtˈɛns
pri-TENS
التعريف
Pretence is when someone acts as if something is true when it is not, usually to hide their real feelings or intentions. It’s an appearance or action that is not genuine.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈpɹiːtɛns
الإنجليزية البريطانية
pɹɪtˈɛns
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
PREE-tens
بريطاني
pri-TENS
استمع في السياق
He made a pretence of being sick to avoid work.
Her smile was just a pretence; she was really sad.
They kept up the pretence that everything was fine.
Under the pretence of helping, he was actually making things worse.