Pretence in spanish
Pretensión
pronunciation: pɹ̩etensioʊn part of speech: noun
pronunciation: pɹ̩etensioʊn part of speech: noun
In gestures
pretence [pretense, -USA] = pretensión, pretexto, fingimiento, excusa, teatro.
Example: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.more:
» false pretence = falso pretexto, falsa pretensión, pretexto, excusa, mentira.
Example: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.» make + pretence = pretender, intentar.
Example: This account makes no pretence of being comprehensive and for a through treatment of these areas other texts should be consulted.