pretenses

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

Translation

n. Usaha untuk kelihatan seperti cara tertentu atau mempunyai kualiti tertentu; tunjuk yang palsu atau penampilan; tindakan mempermainkan atau memperdaya.

Phrases & Collocations

drop pretenses

buang pretensi

assume pretenses

anggap pretensi

without pretenses

tanpa pretensi

shed pretenses

tinggalkan pretensi

feigned pretenses

pretensi yang dipalsu

abandon pretenses

tinggalkan pretensi

maintaining pretenses

mempertahankan pretensi

discard pretenses

buang pretensi

cast off pretenses

lepaskan pretensi

under pretenses

di bawah pretensi

Example Sentences

she dropped all pretenses and started laughing uncontrollably.

Beliau membuang semua pretensi dan mulai ketawa tanpa kawalan.

he maintained his pretenses of calmness despite the stressful situation.

Beliau mempertahankan pretensinya tentang ketenangan walaupun dalam situasi yang menegangkan.

the children abandoned their pretenses of being asleep.

Anak-anak meninggalkan pretensi mereka tentang sedang tidur.

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

Di sebalik pretensi persahabatan, beliau menyimpan ketidaksukaan yang tersembunyi.

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

Pretensi syarikat tentang tanggungjawab alam sekitar dengan cepat terdedah.

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

Beliau mengakui kegenerosannya hanyalah wajah pretensi.

she put on pretenses of enthusiasm to impress the interviewer.

Beliau memakai pretensi semangat untuk memikat perekrut.

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

Pretensi politikian tentang kejujuran tidak meyakinkan kepada awam.

they continued their pretenses, hoping to deceive everyone involved.

Mereka teruskan pretensi mereka, berharap untuk menipu semua pihak yang terlibat.

the investigation revealed the pretenses behind his alibi.

Siasatan mendedahkan pretensi di sebalik alibi beliau.

she stripped away all pretenses and spoke from the heart.

Beliau menghilangkan semua pretensi dan berbicara dari hati.

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