كيف تنطق "pretenses"

word

pɹiˈtɛnsɪz

pree-TEN-siz

prɪˈtɛnsɪz

pri-TEN-siz

التعريف

Things that are not real, but made to seem true; pretending to be something you are not or making excuses that hide real reasons.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

pɹiˈtɛnsɪz

الإنجليزية البريطانية

prɪˈtɛnsɪz

أمريكي

pree-TEN-siz

بريطاني

pri-TEN-siz

He made friends with us under false pretenses.

People often hide their feelings behind polite pretenses.

She dropped all pretenses and told the truth.

It's time to stop the pretenses—everyone knows we're unhappy.