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Detailed Translations for pretense from English to Dutch

pretense:

pretense [the ~] noun, American

  1. the pretense (pretence; illusion; pretext; guise)
    de schijn; de illusie
  2. the pretense (pretence; sham)
    de façade; uiterlijke schijn
  3. the pretense (pretence; sham)
    de voorwending
  4. the pretense (pretence; affectation; artificiality; )
    de gekunsteldheid; geaffekteerdheid; de gemaaktheid

Translation Matrix for pretense:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
façade pretence; pretense; sham disguise; farce; façade; front; front view; frontal view; housefront; make-believe; sham
geaffekteerdheid affectation; affectedness; artificiality; circumvention; far-fetchedness; mendacity; pretence; pretense; sneakiness; untruthfulness
gekunsteldheid affectation; affectedness; artificiality; circumvention; far-fetchedness; mendacity; pretence; pretense; sneakiness; untruthfulness
gemaaktheid affectation; affectedness; artificiality; circumvention; far-fetchedness; mendacity; pretence; pretense; sneakiness; untruthfulness
illusie guise; illusion; pretence; pretense; pretext chimera; delusion; erroneous idea; fallacy; fantasm; fantasy; fata morgana; figment of the imagination; illusion; mirage; phantasm; phantasy; wrong notion
schijn guise; illusion; pretence; pretense; pretext disguise; façade; flash; flicker; flickering; gleam; glimmer; glint; glittering; glow; light signal; radiance; shine; sparkle
uiterlijke schijn pretence; pretense; sham
voorwending pretence; pretense; sham
- dissembling; feigning; guise; make-believe; pretence; pretending; pretension; pretext; simulation

Synonyms for "pretense":


Related Definitions for "pretense":

  1. the act of giving a false appearance1
  2. an artful or simulated semblance1
  3. a false or unsupportable quality1
  4. imaginative intellectual play1
  5. pretending with intention to deceive1

Wiktionary Translations for pretense:


Cross Translation:
FromToVia
pretense aanfluiting; persiflage; spotternij; spot simulacre — (religion) (term, surtout au pluriel) image, statue, idole, représentation de fausses divinités.