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pre·ten·sion: noun
pre·tence: noun
pre·tense: noun
pre·tend·ed: adjective and adverb
pre·tend·er: noun
re·ten·tion: noun
pre·tend: I. transitive verb II. intransitive verb III. adjective and adverb
pres·en·ta·tion: noun
re·pen·tant: adjective and adverb
pre·text: noun
pre·ten·tious: adjective and adverb
pre·sent·able: adjective and adverb
pre·ter·natu·ral: adjective and adverb
re·pen·tance: noun
pre·ven·ta·tive: adjective and adverb
re·ten·tive: adjective and adverb
de·ten·tion: noun
po·ten·tate: noun
un·pre·ten·tious: adjective and adverb
pre·ten·tious·ness: noun

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pre·ten·sion [prɪˈten(t)ʃən] N

1. pretension:

pretension (claim) to

pretension to

pretension (aspiration) after

[pretirana] ambicija f po

2. pretension no pl pej → pretentiousness:

See also pretentiousness

pre·ten·tious·ness [prɪˈten(t)ʃəsnəs] N no pl

pretentiousness (arrogance)

pretentiousness (boastfulness)

pretentiousness (boastfulness)

pretencioznost f

pre·tence [prɪˈten(t)s] N no pl

1. pretence (false behaviour, insincerity):

under the pretence of friendship

pod krinko prijateljstva

under false pretences also LAW

z navajanjem napačnih [or lažnih] dejstev

to keep up a pretence of sth

2. pretence (story, excuse):

under the pretence of doing sth

pod pretvezo, da se kaj dela

3. pretence (claim):

I make no pretence to having any athletic skill

prav nič ne trdim, da imam kaj športnih sposobnosti

4. pretence (imagination):

predstavni svet m

pre·tense N no pl esp Am

pretense → pretence:

See also pretence

pre·tence [prɪˈten(t)s] N no pl

1. pretence (false behaviour, insincerity):

under the pretence of friendship

pod krinko prijateljstva

under false pretences also LAW

z navajanjem napačnih [or lažnih] dejstev

to keep up a pretence of sth

2. pretence (story, excuse):

under the pretence of doing sth

pod pretvezo, da se kaj dela

3. pretence (claim):

I make no pretence to having any athletic skill

prav nič ne trdim, da imam kaj športnih sposobnosti

4. pretence (imagination):

predstavni svet m

pre·tend·ed [prɪˈtendɪd] ADJ attr

pre·tend·er [prɪˈtendəʳ] N

pretender to position, title:

pretender to

pretendent(ka) m (f) na/za

re·ten·tion [rɪˈten(t)ʃən] N no pl

1. retention (keeping):

retention of power

ohranitev oblasti

2. retention (preservation):

retention of rights

staff retention

zadržanje zaposlenih

3. retention (not losing):

retention MED

retention of heat

zadrževanje toplote

4. retention form (memory):

powers of retention

zmožnost pomnjenja

5. retention LAW (securing sb's services):

jamstveni polog m

retention of a lawyer

zagotovitev odvetnika s predplačilom

I . pre·tend [prɪˈtend] VB trans

1. pretend (behave falsely):

to pretend surprise

delati se presenečenega

to pretend that one is asleep

delati se, kot da spiš

2. pretend (imagine):

to pretend to be sb/sth

domišljati si, da si kdo/kaj

I'll just pretend that I didn't hear that

enostavno se bom delal, kot da nisem slišal

II . pre·tend [prɪˈtend] VB intr

1. pretend (feign):

to pretend to sb

vleči koga za nos

2. pretend form (claim):

I don't pretend to remember all the details

ne bom trdil, da se spomnim vseh podrobnosti

III . pre·tend [prɪˈtend] ADJ attr inf (in deception, game)

this doll is Katie's pretend baby

ta punčka je Katiein namišljeni dojenček

pres·en·ta·tion [ˌprezənˈteɪʃən] N

1. presentation:

presentation (giving)

presentation of a dissertation, thesis, theory

presentation of gifts

presentation (awarding)

2. presentation (lecture, talk):

presentation on

3. presentation of photographs, works:

presentation (display)

prikaz m

presentation (exhibition)

4. presentation (theatre):

presentation

re·pen·tant [rɪˈpentənt] ADJ form

to feel repentant

pre·text [ˈpri:tekst] N

pretext for

on the pretext of doing sth

pod pretvezo, da se kaj dela

pre·ten·tious [prɪˈten(t)ʃəs] ADJ pej

pretentious (boastful) person

pretentious (pompous) manner, speech, style

pretentious (ostentatious)

bahav

pre·sent·able [prɪˈzentəbl̩] ADJ

presentable person

presentable thing

to make sth presentable

[spodobno] urediti kaj

pre·ter·natu·ral [ˌpri:təˈnætʃərəl] ADJ form

1. preternatural (exceptional):

preternatural

2. preternatural (supernatural):

preternatural

re·pen·tance [rɪˈpentən(t)s] N no pl

kes m

kesanje n

pre·ven·ta·tive [prɪˈventətɪv] ADJ

preventative → preventive:

See also preventive

pre·ven·tive [prɪˈventɪv] ADJ

to be preventive

biti preventiven

re·ten·tive [rɪˈtentɪv] ADJ

ki [dobro] zadržuje

retentive memory

de·ten·tion [dɪˈten(t)ʃən] N

1. detention no pl (state):

pripor m

ječa f

2. detention (act):

3. detention SCHOOL:

to get [or have] detention

morati ostati v šoli po pouku

po·ten·tate [ˈpəʊtənteɪt] N esp pej liter

mogotec m

un·pre·ten·tious [ˌʌnprɪˈten(t)ʃəs] ADJ

unpretentious

unpretentious tastes

pre·ten·tious·ness [prɪˈten(t)ʃəsnəs] N no pl

pretentiousness (arrogance)

pretentiousness (boastfulness)

pretentiousness (boastfulness)

pretencioznost f

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