Translation of "pretense" into Italian

pretesto, finzione, finta are the top translations of "pretense" into Italian.

pretense noun grammar

(US) A false or hypocritical profession, as, under pretense of friendliness; sham, pretext, claim; an effort to give some appearance or mislead. [..]

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  • pretesto

    noun masculine

    They heard from Boudreau's lawyer, who says that we're keeping his client under false pretenses.

    Hanno sentito l'avvocato di Boudreau, che ha detto che stiamo trattenendo il suo cliente con falsi pretesti.

  • finzione

    noun feminine

    simulazione, finta

    Adopting the language of the pretense only serves to ease participation in it.

    Adottare il linguaggio della finzione significa prendere parte al suo gioco.

  • finta

    noun feminine

    And since my attempts at discretion have evidently failed, there seems little point in keeping up pretenses.

    E dato che i miei tentativi di essere discreto sono falliti, mi sembra inutile continuare a fingere.

  • Less frequent translations

    • pretesa
    • falsa apparenza
    • scusa
    • inganno
    • maschera
    • manto

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