prétendre

Il avait prétendu que le jeune homme était un membre des services secrets français.
It declared that the young man was a member of the French secret services.
Alors je vous demande si quelqu'un d'autre parmi vous avait prétendu une telle chose, et votre réponse a été négative.
Then I questioned you whether anybody else amongst you had claimed such a thing, and your reply was in the negative.
Elle avait prétendu être l’unique auteur de ces listes, pas le titulaire du droit d’auteur y afférent.
It had claimed to be the sole author of the tables not the owner of the copyright in the tables.
[444] Si Gerstein avait prétendu que le monoxyde de carbone était produit par des moteurs à essence, son histoire serait plus vraisemblable.
If Gerstein had claimed that the carbon monoxide was generated by gasoline engines, his story might be more credible.
Ce dernier avait prétendu que, en compagnie d'autres détenus, il avait régulièrement subi des sévices physiques et psychologiques, surtout entre juillet et septembre 1992.
Benedetto Labita alleged that he and other prisoners had suffered systematic physical and mental ill-treatment, mainly between July and September 1992.
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