Значение pretence в русском языке

• 0 behaviour that makes someone believe something that is not true

  • I can't keep up the pretence (= continue pretending) any longer.

  • They made absolutely no pretence of being interested.

• 1 If you do something under false pretences, you do it when you have lied about who you are or what you are doing.

  • The police charged him with obtaining money under false pretences.