pretense

pretense
(Amer.) see academic.ru/57801/pretence">pretence
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pre·tense
n no pl esp AM see pretence
pre·tence
[prɪˈten(t)s]
AM pre·tense
[AM ˈpri:t-]
n no pl
1. (false behaviour, insincerity) Vortäuschung f, Vorspiegelung f
under the \pretense of friendship unter dem Deckmantel der Freundschaft
under [or by] false \pretenses also LAW unter Vorspiegelung falscher Tatsachen
to give up a \pretense of sth etw nicht länger vortäuschen
to keep up a \pretense of sth etw vortäuschen, den [An]schein einer S. gen vermitteln
they kept up a \pretense of normality sie wahrten den Anschein der Normalität
the army has given up any \pretense of neutrality die Armee hat ihre vorgetäuschte Neutralität aufgegeben
to make a \pretense of doing sth [nur] so tun, als ob man etw tut
to make no \pretense of sth etw nicht verhehlen, keinen Hehl aus etw dat machen, mit etw dat nicht hinter dem Berg halten
to make no \pretense of doing sth nicht vorgeben, etw zu tun
I had made no \pretense of being interested in her ich hatte ihr keinerlei Hoffnungen gemacht
2. (story, excuse) Vorwand m
under the \pretense of doing sth unter dem Vorwand, etw zu tun
3. (claim)
to make no \pretense to sth keinen Anspruch auf etw akk erheben
I make no \pretense to having any athletic skill ich behaupte gar nicht, sportlich zu sein
4. (imagination) Vorstellungskraft f, Fantasie f
\pretense is engaged in by young children in order to learn kleine Kinder lernen mit Hilfe ihrer Fantasie
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(US) [prɪ'tens]
n
1) (= make-believe story) erfundene Geschichte; (= make-believe person) erfundene Gestalt

he didn't really shoot me, it was just pretence we soon saw through his pretence of being a foreigner — er hat nicht auf mich geschossen, er hat nur so getan wir durchschauten bald, dass er nur vorspiegelte or vorgab, Ausländer zu sein

to make a pretence of doing sth — so tun, als ob man etw tut

he made not even the slightest pretence of being interested — er gab sich (dat) nicht einmal den Anschein des Interesses

this constant pretence that all is well —

to maintain a pretence of democracy — den (An)schein einer Demokratie wahren

it's all a pretence — das ist alles nur gespielt or Mache (inf)

2) (= feigning, insincerity) Heuchelei f, Verstellung f

his coolness is just (a) pretence — seine Kühle ist nur gespielt

his pretence of normality — seine vorgespiegelte Normalität

he made a pretence of friendship —

let's stop all this pretence — hören wir mit der Heuchelei auf, hören wir auf, uns (dat) etwas vorzumachen

he is incapable of pretence — er kann sich nicht verstellen

3) (= affectation) Unnatürlichkeit f, Geziertheit f
4)

to make no pretence to sth — keinen Anspruch auf etw (acc) erheben

5) (= pretext, excuse) Vorwand m

on or under the pretence of doing sth — unter dem Vorwand, etw zu tun

See:
false
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pretense US für pretence
pretence, US pretense [prıˈtens; US auch ˈpriːˌt-] s
1. Anspruch m:
make no pretence to keinen Anspruch erheben auf (akk)
2. Vortäuschung f, Vorwand m, Scheingrund m: false pretences
3. fig Anschein m, Verstellung f:
make a pretence of order den Anschein von Ordnung erwecken;
abandon the pretence die Maske fallen lassen;
make pretence of doing sth sich den Anschein geben, etwas zu tun;
she made pretence of being asleep sie stellte sich schlafend
4. pretentiousness 2
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(Amer.) see pretence
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n.
Vortäuschung f.

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