pretenses

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

Translation

n. Et forsøg på at fremstå som om man er på en bestemt måde eller har en bestemt kvalitet; Et falsk udtryk eller udseende; Handlingen om at foregive eller lade som om.

Phrases & Collocations

drop pretenses

drop pretenses

assume pretenses

assume pretenses

without pretenses

without pretenses

shed pretenses

shed pretenses

feigned pretenses

feigned pretenses

abandon pretenses

abandon pretenses

maintaining pretenses

maintaining pretenses

discard pretenses

discard pretenses

cast off pretenses

cast off pretenses

under pretenses

under pretenses

Example Sentences

she dropped all pretenses and started laughing uncontrollably.

Hun droppede alle forudsigelser og begyndte at grine ukontrollabelt.

he maintained his pretenses of calmness despite the stressful situation.

Han opretholdt sine forudsigelser om ro på trods af den stressende situation.

the children abandoned their pretenses of being asleep.

Børnene opgav deres forudsigelser om at være søvnige.

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

Bag forudsigelserne om venskab skjulte han en hemmelig misagter.

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

Virksomhedens forudsigelser om miljøansvar blev hurtigt afsløret.

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

Han tilstod, at hans generøsitet blot var et skalkeskjul af forudsigelser.

she put on pretenses of enthusiasm to impress the interviewer.

Hun lagde forudsigelser om entusiasme på for at imponere intervieweren.

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

Politikerens forudsigelser om ærlighed var ikke overbevisende for offentligheden.

they continued their pretenses, hoping to deceive everyone involved.

De fortsatte deres forudsigelser og håbede på at narre alle involverede.

the investigation revealed the pretenses behind his alibi.

Undersøgelsen afslørede forudsigelserne bag hans alibi.

she stripped away all pretenses and spoke from the heart.

Hun droppede alle forudsigelser og talte fra hjertet.

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