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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesprétence
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pʁe.tɑ̃s
"Il agit sans prétence."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An attempt to make something that is not the case appear true; a false show.
"He tried to keep up the pretense that nothing was wrong." - 2
A claim made or implied, especially one not supported by fact.
"She agreed to help under false pretenses."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'praetensus', meaning stretched before or alleged, and the Old French 'pretendrance'. It entered Middle English in the 15th century, initially relating to the laying claim to something, before evolving into its modern association with deception and ferived behavior.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pretense" is said worldwide
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prétence
Transliteration: pʁe.tɑ̃s
"Il agit sans prétence."
Vortäuschung
Transliteration: ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtɔɪ̯shʊŋ
"Sie lebten in ständiger Vortäuschung."
pretesto
Transliteration: preˈtɛsto
"Se ne andò con un pretesto."
pretexto
Transliteration: pɾeˈteksto
"Lo hizo bajo falsos pretextos."
fingimento
Transliteration: fĩ.ʒiˈmẽ.tu
"O seu sorriso era puro fingimento."
बहाना
Transliteration: bahāna
"उसने बीमारी का बहाना बनाया।"
虚伪
Transliteration: xūwěi
"他讨厌任何虚伪的行为。"
가장
Transliteration: gajang
"그는 아무렇지 않은 듯 가장했다."
見栄
Transliteration: mie
"彼は見栄を張って高価な車を買った。"
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