[американский вариант английского языка]; смотри значение pretence
or pretence noun Etymology: Middle English, probably modification of Medieval Latin pretensio, irregular from Latin praetendere 1. a claim made or implied; especially one not supported by fact 2. a. mere ostentation; pretentiousness Example: confuse dignity with pomposity and pretense — Bennett Cerf b. a pretentious act or assertion 3. an inadequate or insincere attempt to attain a certain condition or quality 4. professed rather than real intention or purpose; pretext Example: was there under false pretenses 5. make-believe, fiction 6. false show; simulation Example: saw through his pretense of indifference