Translation of "pretense" into Swedish

sken, förevändning, anspråk are the top translations of "pretense" into Swedish.

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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  • sken

    noun neuter

    The maid buys a preventative for her lady so the lady can maintain the pretense of fidelity.

    Vanligtvis brukar kammarjungfrun köpa preventivmedel till frun så hon kan upprätthålla skenet av trohet.

  • förevändning

    Noun common

    And so, under the pretense of softening, your previous outrage now, you stick a penknife under my ear.

    Så under förevändning att ni mjuknat efter er tidigare kränkning sticker ni en pennkniv under mitt öra.

  • anspråk

    noun neuter

    But this ignores the pretension to truth on the part of religions.

    Men då glömmer man religionernas anspråk på sanningen.

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    • undanflykt
    • skepnad

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Phrases similar to "pretense" with translations into Swedish

  • pretension
    anspråk · anspråksfullhet · aspiration · krav · löst påstående · obevisat påstående · yrkande
  • false pretense
    falsk förevändning
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