pretenses

[US]/[ˈprɛtənsɪz]/
[UK]/[ˈprɛtənsɪz]/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. محاولة ل看起来是某种方式或具有某种品质;虚假的表现或外观;假装或假装的行为。

Phrases & Collocations

drop pretenses

التخلي عن الهيئات

assume pretenses

الاعتراف بالهيئات

without pretenses

بدون هياكل

shed pretenses

التخلص من الهيئات

feigned pretenses

الهيئات المزيفة

abandon pretenses

التخلي عن الهيئات

maintaining pretenses

الحفاظ على الهيئات

discard pretenses

التخلص من الهيئات

cast off pretenses

التخلص من الهيئات

under pretenses

تحت الهيئات

Example Sentences

she dropped all pretenses and started laughing uncontrollably.

هُيَبَسَتْ كُلَّ الْوَجْهَاتِ الزَّائِفَةِ وَبَدَأَتْ تَضْحَكُ بِغَيْرِ ضَابِطٍ.

he maintained his pretenses of calmness despite the stressful situation.

بَقَى عَلَى وَجْهَاتِهِ الزَّائِفَةِ لِلْوَقَرِ بِرُبَّمَا الْحَالَةِ الْمُحْرِجَةِ.

the children abandoned their pretenses of being asleep.

تَرَكَ الْأَطْفَالُ وَجْهَاتِهِمْ الزَّائِفَةَ لِكَوْنِهِمْ نَائِمِينَ.

behind the pretenses of friendship, he harbored a secret resentment.

بَعْدَ وَجْهَاتِ الصَّدَاقَةِ الزَّائِفَةِ، حَمَلَ شُعُورًا سَرِيًّا بِالْكَرَهِ.

the company's pretenses of environmental responsibility were quickly exposed.

كَشَفَتْ وَجْهَاتُ الْمَكْتَسَبِ الْمَجْدِيِّ لِلْمُعَامَلَةِ الْبَيْئِيَّةِ بِسُرْعَةٍ.

he confessed that his generosity was merely a front of pretenses.

اعْتَرَفَ أَنَّ سَخَائَهُ كَانَتْ بَلْوَةً لِلْوَجْهَاتِ الزَّائِفَةِ.

she put on pretenses of enthusiasm to impress the interviewer.

قَدَّمَتْ وَجْهَاتٍ زَائِفَةٍ لِلْمُشَارَكَةِ لِتَتَأَثَّرَ الْمُحْدِثُ.

the politician's pretenses of honesty were unconvincing to the public.

كَانَتْ وَجْهَاتُ الصِّدْقِ لِلْمُرَشَّحِ تَتَعَارَضُ مَعَ الْعَامِّ.

they continued their pretenses, hoping to deceive everyone involved.

تَمَسَّكُوا بِوَجْهَاتِهِمْ الزَّائِفَةِ، مُتَحَمِّلِينَ الْخِدَاعَ لِكُلِّ مَنْ يَتَعَلَّقُ بِهِمْ.

the investigation revealed the pretenses behind his alibi.

كَشَفَتْ الْتَّحْقِيقُ عَنْ وَجْهَاتِهِ الزَّائِفَةِ وَراءَ تَعْرِيفِهِ.

she stripped away all pretenses and spoke from the heart.

تَرَكَتْ كُلَّ الْوَجْهَاتِ الزَّائِفَةِ وَكَلَمَتْ مِنْ الْقَلْبِ.

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