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Значения термина pretense на английском

каталонский
fingiment
испанский
apariencia

The act of giving a false appearance.

fingiment
португальский
pretexto
каталонский
pretext
испанский
apariencia

An artful or simulated semblance.

pretexto
Синонимы
Examples for "pretext"
Examples for "pretext"
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Opposition groups said the abrupt closure was a pretext to prevent protests.
Reuters
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In his province, Mirabeau was the cause or pretext for the troubles.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6
3
He would go to South Africa on the pretext of a conference.
A change in altitude
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Under the pretext of improving the law it can be easily emasculated.
The Progressive Democracy of James M. Cox
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He stopped the Countess to look at the pretext of this excursion.
Monsieur de Camors — Volume 3
1
Few expect Oxegen to reappear in its current guise any time soon.
The Irish Times
2
Vinge warned that these inexpensive chips may create a guise for government.
Wired
3
Expect these to start showing up in OEM guise early next year.
Wired
4
In this guise she shall judge and decide the question which follows:
Heart of the West
5
But Hillgarth had already come across him in a very different guise.
Operation mincemeat: how a dead man and a bizarre plan fooled th...
Использование термина pretense на английском
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Her pretense allowed her to discover a great deal about her surroundings.
Shadowlight
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If we are to continue the pretense, we need to be authentic.
Accidentally the sheikh's wife
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I haven't come into your house with the pretense of any demand.
Angel time: the songs of the seraphim
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One of the worst offenses against humanity is the pretense of divinity.
Levels of Living / Essays on Everyday Ideals
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Once the pretense is adopted, I shall have to keep it up.
The lady elizabeth
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The professor made a pretense of examining the front door rather carefully.
The Master Detective: Being Some Further Investigations of Chris...
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The high thinking and talking, the idealistic aspiration were pose and pretense.
The Conflict
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The pretense to virtue is the one vice that is not forgiven.
California and the Californians
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Mr. Gladstone never hesitated or made the slightest pretense about the matter.
The Grand Old Man / Or, the Life and Public Services of the Righ...
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Thenceforth he pursued his natural course without pretense of let or hindrance.
Americans All / Stories of American Life of To-Day
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Without it all the claim of economy would be a mere pretense.
State of the Union Addresses
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Bailey nodded and turned back to his pretense of mending the fire.
The Bat
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The oldest natives make no pretense of being possessed of its history.
Roughing It
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After a while even the pretense of meals for us was dropped.
Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil
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It may be simply a pretense, an effort to delude the police.
The Substitute Prisoner
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He maintains that their zeal is mere pretense to deceive the Galatians.
Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians
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португальский
pretextoaparência
Pretense через время
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