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pretence:

pretence [the ~] noun, British

  1. the pretence (illusion; pretext; guise; pretense)
    l'apparence; le semblant; le leurre; l'illusion; le trompe-l'oeil
  2. the pretence (sham; pretense)
    l'apparence; le semblant; le simulacre; la façade; la simulation; le trompe-l'oeil
  3. the pretence (sham; pretense)
    la simulation
  4. the pretence (affectation; artificiality; circumvention; )
    l'affectation; l'artifice; la fausseté; le maniérisme

Translation Matrix for pretence:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
affectation affectation; affectedness; artificiality; circumvention; far-fetchedness; mendacity; pretence; pretense; sneakiness; untruthfulness affectation; appropriation; artificiality; assignment; mannerism; pose; put on; swank
apparence guise; illusion; pretence; pretense; pretext; sham allure; appearance; bearing; deportment; disguise; exterior; façade; grand manner; look; looks; phase of the moon; skin
artifice affectation; affectedness; artificiality; circumvention; far-fetchedness; mendacity; pretence; pretense; sneakiness; untruthfulness affectation; pose; put on; swank
fausseté affectation; affectedness; artificiality; circumvention; far-fetchedness; mendacity; pretence; pretense; sneakiness; untruthfulness crookedness; deceit; dissimulation; duplicity; falseness; falsity; hypocrisy; illegitimacy; insincerity; sanctimoniousness; spuriousness
façade pretence; pretense; sham disguise; face; façade; fore-part; front; front side; front wall; frontage; gable; housefront
illusion guise; illusion; pretence; pretense; pretext chimera; delusion; erroneous idea; fable; fabrication; fairytale; fallacy; false hopes; fantasm; fantasy; fata morgana; fib; fiction; figment of the imagination; hallucination; illusion; imagination; mirage; old wive's tale; phantasm; phantasy; pipe dream; story; wrong notion
leurre guise; illusion; pretence; pretense; pretext artificial bait; bait; delusion; enticement; fata morgana; hallucination; illusion; lure; mirage; tempting voice; trick
maniérisme affectation; affectedness; artificiality; circumvention; far-fetchedness; mendacity; pretence; pretense; sneakiness; untruthfulness affectation; mannerism; popularity; pose; put on; swank
semblant guise; illusion; pretence; pretense; pretext; sham
simulacre pretence; pretense; sham farce; make-believe; sham
simulation pretence; pretense; sham malingering; simulation
trompe-l'oeil guise; illusion; pretence; pretense; pretext; sham delusion; fata morgana; illusion; mirage; optical illusion; trick of vision
- dissembling; feigning; guise; make-believe; pretending; pretense; pretension; pretext; simulation
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
semblant as if; as though

Synonyms for "pretence":


Related Definitions for "pretence":

  1. the act of giving a false appearance1
  2. an artful or simulated semblance1
  3. a false or unsupportable quality1
  4. imaginative intellectual play1
  5. pretending with intention to deceive1

Wiktionary Translations for pretence:

pretence
noun
  1. act of pretending or pretension
pretence
noun
  1. droit que l’on a, ou que l’on croire avoir, de prétendre, d’aspirer à une chose ; espérance ; dessein ; vue.
  2. (religion) (term, surtout au pluriel) image, statue, idole, représentation de fausses divinités.
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• pretence → arrogance ↔ arrogantie — verwaande houding tegenover anderen







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