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Dictionary English → German: pretence

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edit	NOUN	a pretence \| pretences
	SYNO	pretence \| pretense \| pretension ...
	pretence \| pretense \| pretension guise \| pretence \| pretense \| pretext make-believe \| pretence \| pretense dissembling \| feigning \| pretence \| pretense feigning \| pretence \| pretending \| pretense \| simulation © Princeton University

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pretence [Br.]

126

Vorwand {m}

pretence [Br.]

Vortäuschung {f}

pretence [Br.]

Anspruch {m} [Anschein, Vorgeben]

pretence [Br.]

Schein {m} [Vortäuschung]

pretence [Br.]

Vorspiegelung {f}

pretence [Br.]

Heuchelei {f}

pretence [Br.]

Verstellung {f}

2 Words: Others

in pretence {adv}

zum Schein

without pretence

ohne Anmaßung [im Auftreten einer Person]

2 Words: Nouns

false pretence

falsche Vorstellung {f}

false pretence

falscher Vorwand {m}

false pretence

unrichtige Angabe {f}

3 Words: Others

free from pretence {adj}

frei von Ansprüchen

3 Words: Verbs

idiom to drop all pretence [Br.]

die Maske abnehmen / ablegen [fig.]

to make no pretence

keinen Anspruch erheben

3 Words: Nouns

a mere pretence

(doch) bloß ein Vorwand {m}

a mere pretence

(doch) nur ein Vorwand {m}

4 Words: Others

It is only pretence.

Es ist nur vorgespielt.

on the slightest pretence

beim geringsten Anlass

idiom under pretence of doing sth.

unter dem Vorwand, etw. tun zu wollen

4 Words: Verbs

to make no pretence of sth.

etw. nicht verhehlen

to make no pretence of sth.

kein Hehl aus etw. machen

to make no pretence of sth.

keinen Hehl aus etw. machen

idiom to make no pretence of sth.

mit etw. nicht hinter dem Berg halten

5+ Words: Others

under the pretence of friendship [Br.]

unter dem Deckmantel der Freundschaft

under the pretence of helping [Br.]

unter dem Vorwand helfen zu wollen

5+ Words: Verbs

to abandon all pretence of doing sth.

noch nicht mal mehr so tun, als würde man etw. tun

to give up a pretence of sth.

etw. nicht länger vortäuschen

to keep up a pretence of sth. [Br.]

den Anschein einer Sache wahren

to maintain a pretence of democracy

den Schein der Demokratie wahren

to make a pretence of doing sth.

(nur) so tun, als ob man etw. tut

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