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A pretender by himself was a mere name.
Un prétendant n'était qu'un nom.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
If he remained silent, it must be that the victorious Republic had sent him to join the pretender in the dungeons of Vincennes.
S’il se taisait, c’était que la République victorieuse l’avait envoyé rejoindre le prétendant dans les cachots de Vincennes.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
The judge, who at least had a pretender living, relied on a miracle, and demonstrated the necessity for one if France were not to sink into the depths of misfortune and completely disappear.
Le magistrat, qui avait au moins un prétendant, comptait sur un miracle, en démontrait la nécessité, si la France ne voulait tomber aux plus graves malheurs, à la disparition prochaine et complète.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Unfortunately, M'Nab had fought throughout that luckless day on the side of the Pretender; and a deep scar that garnished his face had been left there by the sabre of a German soldier in the service of the House of Hanover.
Par malheur Mac-Nab était, dans cette journée, du côté du prétendant, et une profonde cicatrice qui sillonnait son visage était l’œuvre du sabre d’un soldat allemand au service de la maison de Hanovre.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
To them he was only a tool whom they would make use of, who would clear the way for them, and whom they would turn out as soon as the hour arrived for the rightful Pretender to show himself.
Pour eux, ce n’était qu’un instrument dont ils comptaient se servir, qui ferait la place nette, et qu’ils mettraient à la porte, lorsque l’heure serait venue où le vrai prétendant devrait se montrer.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
"No Pretender, I. I am…"
«Je ne prétends à rien, je suis»…
Makine, Andreï / The Earth And Sky Of Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï / La terre et le ciel de Jacques Dorme
La terre et le ciel de Jacques Dorme
Makine, Andreï
© 2003 by Mercure de France
The Earth And Sky Of Jacques Dorme
Makine, Andreï
© 2005 by Geoffrey Strachan
© 2003 by Mercure de France
I was afraid, Mabel, your uncle had said so much against us fresh-water sailors, that you had begun to look upon us as little better than pretenders?"
Votre oncle a dit tant de choses contre nous autres marins d’eau douce, que je craignais que nous ne fussions à vos yeux que des gens qui prétendent être ce qu’ils ne sont pas.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
There could be no doubt about his claim to supremacy in the volkisch movement against all pretenders.
On ne pouvait douter de ses prétentions à la suprématie dans le mouvement vôlkisch. Il éclipsait tous les autres prétendants.
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1889-1936 HubrisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1889-1936 Hubris
Hitler. 1889-1936 Hubris
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 1998.
© Flammarion, 1999, pour la traduction francaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1889-1936 Hubris
Kershaw, Ian
© 1998 by Ian Kershaw
© 1939, 1943 by Houghton Mifflin Company

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pretender

noun
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Common casepretenderpretenders
Possessive casepretender'spretenders'