the pretence
1The Legendary Twins — (绝代双娇) also known as The Twins , Handsome Siblings , Legendary Siblings , The Twin Heroes , or Amazing Twins (and other similar variations) is a Wuxia novel written by renowned wuxia novelist Gu Long. It was written between 1966 and February 1969 …
2The Yeomen of the Guard — The opera is set in the Tower of London, during the 16th century, and is the darkest, and perhaps most emotionally engaging, of the Savoy Operas, ending with a broken hearted main character and two very reluctant engagements, rather than the… …
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4The Weathermen (band) — The Weathermen are a semi satirical Belgium based electronic and pop band. History The Weathermen began as a joke. A couple of Americano Belgians recorded some music and then sent it to a local record company via the US under the pretence they… …
5The Colonel (play) — The Colonel is a farce in three acts by F. C. Burnand based on Jean François Bayard s Le mari à la campagne , first produced in 1844 and produced in London in 1849 by Morris Barnett as The Serious Family . The Colonel was first produced on… …
6pretence — (BrE) (AmE pretense) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ elaborate ▪ It was all an elaborate pretence. ▪ flimsy, slight ▪ There is not even the slightest pretence of trying to make it realistic …
7pretence — n. see also pretense simulation false show 1) to make a pretence (he made no pretence of being objective) 2) to see through smb. s pretence 3) under a pretence (under the pretence of patriotism; under false pretences) 4) without pretence (a… …
8pretence — pre|tence BrE pretense AmE [prıˈtens US ˈpri:tens] n [singular,U] 1.) a way of behaving which is intended to make people believe something that is not true pretence that ▪ the pretence that the old system could be made to work pretence of/at… …
9pretence — also pretense AmE noun (singular, uncountable) 1 an attempt to pretend that something is true (+ that): Susie abandoned the pretence that she didn t want to go to the party. | keep up the pretence of being/doing sth: How long are you going to… …
10pretence — UK [prɪˈtens] / US [ˈprɪˌtens] / US [prɪˈtens] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms pretence : singular pretence plural pretences a way of behaving that does not honestly express your real feelings, thoughts, or intentions She said she was… …
