New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: presence · pretense · pretended · pretender · credence · pretend · prudence · precedence · preference · prescience

pretence

(also US

pretense

) 1 noun dishonest behaviourcur i gcéill c m uunder the pretence of being an expert ag cur i gcéill gur saineolaí éthey dropped the pretence d'éirigh siad as an gcur i gcéill 2 noun showy behaviouréirí in airde c m umórchúis fem2 c m u 3 noun aspiration, claimmaíomh masc1 c m ushe makes no pretence to being clever ní mhaíonn sí aon chlisteacht

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abandon »

to abandon all pretence of (also to abandon any pretence of, to abandon any pretence at)he abandoned all pretence of being nice stad sé den chur i gcéill gur dhuine deas é, d'fhág sé ina dhiaidh gach iarracht ligean air gur dhuine deas é
false »

by false pretences (also under false pretences) go fealltachshe got the land by false pretences fuair sí an talamh go fealltach, fuair sí an talamh le dúmas bréige
tooth »

I'm fed up to the teeth with all the pretence táim bréan bailithe den chur i gcéill, tá mé tinn tuirseach den chur i gcéill, tá mé dúthuirseach den chur i gcéill

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