false pretences
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false pretences
pl n
1. (Law) criminal law a former name for deception. See obtaining by deception
2. a similar misrepresentation used to obtain anything, such as trust or affection (esp in the phrase under false pretences)
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Translations
تَصَرُّفات خَدّاعَه
falešné důvody
falske forudsætninger
csalárd fondorlat
svik, falskar forsendur
falošná zámienka
yapmacık tavır
pretend
(priˈtend) verb1. to make believe that something is true, in play. Let's pretend that this room is a cave!; Pretend to be a lion!; He wasn't really angry – he was only pretending. maak of يَدَّعي أنَّه претендирам fazer de conta dělat jako by so tun als ob foregive; lade som om προσποιούμαι, παριστάνω fingir, simular mängima وانمود کردن leikkiä faire semblant לְשָׂחֵק כְּאִילוּ अभिनय करना pretvarati se tettet berpura-pura þykjast fare finta, fingere 〜だということにする 가정하다 apsimesti iztēloties; izlikties berpura-pura doen alsof late som om, leke, innbille seg udawać پلمه كول fazer de conta a-şi închipui; a pretinde; a se preface делать вид robiť sa, že delati se pretvarati se låtsas เสแสร้ง numara yapmak, ...-mış gibi görünmek 使信以為真,假裝 робити вигляд; симулювати بہانہ کرنا giả vờ; làm ra vẻ 使信以为真,假装
2. to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive. He pretended that he had a headache; She was only pretending to be asleep; I pretended not to understand. maak of, voorgee يَتَظاهَر преструвам fingir předstírat vorgeben lade som om προσποιούμαι, προφασίζομαι fingir teesklema تظاهر کردن teeskennellä faire semblant לְהַעֲמִיד פָּנִים दावा करना, दिखावा करना pretvarati se megjátssza, hogy ... berpura-pura þykjast fare finta, fingere 〜のふりをする 가장하다 apsimesti izlikties berpura-pura voorwenden late som om, gi seg ut for udawać ښكاره كول fingir a pretinde; a se preface притворяться predstierať, domáhať sa pretvarjati se praviti se låtsas แสร้งทํา ... gibi görünmek 假裝 робити вигляд فريب دينا giả vờ 假装
preˈtence , (American) preˈtense (-s) noun (an) act of pretending. Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car. voorwendsel تَظاهُر، زَعْم، إدِّعاء претенция fingimento záminka die Vortäuschung foregivelse προσποίηση, πρόσχημα, πρόφαση pretexto ettekääne تظاهر teeskentely prétexte הַעֲמַדָת פָּנִים कपट, दावा, बहाना pod izlikom prijateljstva, tobože iz prijateljstva megjátssza, hogy ... kepura-puraan uppgerð, látalæti simulazione, pretesto 見せかけ 속이기, 가장 apsimetimas iztēlošanās; izlikšanās; maskēšanās sifat suka berpura-pura voorwendsel påskudd pozór ښكارونه fingimento притворство, обман zámienka pretveza izgovor förevändning, svepskäl, sken การแสร้งทํา sahte tavır, yapmacık, numara 假裝 удавання; обман بہانہ sự giả vờ 假装
false pretences acts or behaviour intended to deceive. He got the money under false pretences. voorwendsel تَصَرُّفات خَدّاعَه измама meios fraudulentos falešné důvody unter Vorspiegelung falscher Tatsachen falske forudsætninger ψευδείς ισχυρισμοί fraude, estafa pettus بهانه های دروغین vilpillisesti moyens frauduleux תוֹך הִתחָזוּת धोखा देने वाले कार्य lažni navodi, tobožnji razlozi csalárd fondorlat tindakan mengecoh svik, falskar forsendur raggiri, (dichiarazioni false) 偽りの口実 사기죄 apgaulė viltus; krāpšana tipu daya valse voorwendsels falske forutsetninger podstęp دروغجنى بهانى meios fraudulentos prin şiretlicuri/înşelăciuni ложный предлог falošná zámienka lažne pretveze lažni izgovor falska förespeglingar การหลอกหลวง yapmacık tavır 詐欺(手段) обман فريب lừa đảo 欺诈(手段)
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