How do you pronounce Pretence?

Pretence is pronounced as /prɪˈtens/.

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Pretence

🎭Pretence (priténs)

noun

/prɪˈtens/

prétention (pretansyon)

presumptuous pretend

Signification

an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true

Traduction de la signification

une tentative de faire apparaître quelque chose qui n'est pas vrai comme étant vrai

Phrases d'exemple

He made no pretence of being interested in the conversation.

Il n'a fait aucune prétention d'être intéressé par la conversation.

Il na fait aucune pretension d'etre interesse par la conversation.

Synonymes

pretense, facade, charade, deception, act

Antonymes

honesty, genuineness, sincerity, truth

Collocations

false pretence, drop pretence, make pretence, under pretence

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