pretensions in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

pretensions in the PONS Dictionary

pretensions Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have pretensions to (being/doing) sth
avere la pretesa di (essere/fare) qc

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Within the mass of ideologists with philosophical pretensions, several figures detach though as honest philosophers.
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In terms of its pretensions, the capitalist system has failed.
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Its preamble contained the statement, setting aside all retrospective discussions of the rights and pretensions of the two parties...
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The class is beginning to have international pretensions.
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For all its lofty intentions, and pretensions, the music often emerged mechanical, even turgid.
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His father was a drunkard given to insensate rage, who despised his delicate son, not only for his supposed effeminacy, but also for his sensitivity and literary pretensions.
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The contracts between a nation and individuals are only binding on the conscience of the sovereign, and have no pretensions to a compulsive force.
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But it becomes dangerous when it assumes messianic pretensions.
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At the same time, he could be wittily ironic about society's pretensions, spoofing subjects like psychiatry, suburbanites and social climbing.
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The work has no pretensions to style, and contains many colloquialisms.
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