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pre·tence (UK)
(US pretense /prI'tens/
noun
1 [uncountable, singular]
(tindakan) ber-pura2; ke-pura2an
▪ His willingness to help was only (a) pretence.
Keinginannya utk menolong hanyalah ke-pura2an.
▪ He put on a pretence of sadness.
Dia ber-pura2 sedih.
▪ He made a pretence of not noticing me.
Dia ber-pura2 tidak melihatku.
▪ His pretence that he knows the answer has made me sick.
Kepura-puraanya bhw dia mengetahui jawabannya telah membuat saya muak.
2 [countable, uncountable, usually singular] (formal, sastra)
pengakuan memiliki suatu kualitas atau keterampilan
▪ a man with some pretence to knowledge of secret information
seorg pria yg ber-pura2 mengetahui informasi rahasia
▪ He makes no pretence to being a rich man.
Dia tidak berpura2 menjadi org kaya.
■ IDIOM
| by/under/on false pretences
→ lihat false