They knew how to unmask the prince pretender.
Source: tatoeba (13120210)
Pretender
//pɹɪˈtɛndəɹ//
Synonyms for "pretender" (93 found)
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2 entriesTranslations
69 translations across 17 languages.
Belarusian
2 entries- прэтэндэ́нт noun (claimant to a throne)
- прэтэндэ́нтка noun (claimant to a throne)
Bulgarian
4 entries- лицеме́р noun (person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold)
- претенде́нт noun (one who puts forth a claim, or who aspires to or aims at something)
- претенде́нт noun (claimant to a throne)
- претенде́нтка noun (claimant to a throne)
Dutch
3 entries- huichelaar noun (person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold)
- pretendent noun (claimant to a throne)
- veinzer noun (person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold)
Finnish
2 entries- kruununtavoittelija noun (claimant to a throne)
- teeskentelijä noun (person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold)
French
4 entries- imposteur noun (person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold)
- imposteuse noun (person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold)
- prétendant noun (claimant to a throne)
- prétendante noun (claimant to a throne)
German
4 entries- Angeber noun (person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold)
- Angeberin noun (person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold)
- Ansprucherheber noun (one who puts forth a claim, or who aspires to or aims at something)
- Anwärter noun (claimant to a throne)
Hungarian
4 entries- igénylő noun (one who puts forth a claim, or who aspires to or aims at something)
- igényt tartó noun (one who puts forth a claim, or who aspires to or aims at something)
- jogot formáló noun (one who puts forth a claim, or who aspires to or aims at something)
- szimuláns noun (person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold)
Irish
4 entries- geáitseálaí noun (person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold)
- gleacaí noun (person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold)
- oidhre noun (claimant to a throne)
- éilitheoir noun (claimant to a throne)
Italian
4 entries- aspirante noun (claimant to a throne)
- candidato noun (claimant to a throne)
- impostore noun (person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold)
- mistificatore noun (person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold)
Latin
1 entries- simulātor noun (person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold)
Macedonian
2 entries- претенде́нт noun (claimant to a throne)
- претенде́нтка noun (claimant to a throne)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- tronpretendent noun (claimant to a throne)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Schienheilja noun (person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold)
Polish
1 entries- pretendent noun (claimant to a throne)
Russian
4 entries- лицеме́р noun (person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold)
- лицеме́рка noun (person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold)
- претенде́нт noun (claimant to a throne)
- претенде́нтка noun (claimant to a throne)
Spanish
4 entries- embustero noun (person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold)
- falso noun (person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold)
- grupiento noun (person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold)
- hipócrita noun (person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold)
Ukrainian
2 entries- претенде́нт noun (claimant to a throne)
- претенде́нтка noun (claimant to a throne)
Sample sentences
33 total sentences available.
The poet is a pretender. He pretends so completely that he even pretends that the pain he truly feels is pain.
Source: tatoeba (13617110)
Pretensor, a pretender, he that purposeth.
Source: wiktionary
Pretendente, a pretendent, a pretender, an intender, a meaner.
Source: wiktionary
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