pretensions in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pretensions in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pretension [Am prəˈtɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n, Brit prɪˈtɛnʃ(ə)n] N

2. pretension U form → pretentiousness

See also pretentiousness

pretentiousness [Am prəˈtɛn(t)ʃəsnəs, Brit prɪˈtɛnʃəsnəs] N U

pretensions in the PONS Dictionary

pretensions Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have pretensions to (being/doing) sth
tener pretensiones de (ser/hacer) algo
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The school expanded across 5th avenue, one block to the north, building a two-story brick building that is strictly functional... with no architectural pretensions.
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The class is beginning to have international pretensions.
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The work has no pretensions to style, and contains many colloquialisms.
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But it becomes dangerous when it assumes messianic pretensions.
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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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The law was passed mainly to check the pretensions of "novi homines", of whom the "nobiles" were jealous.
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I refuse to burden my life with such grandiose pretensions.
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The inhabitants of the "pagus" would have expressed concern or even refusal when faced with the pretensions of their closest neighbours.
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Within the mass of ideologists with philosophical pretensions, several figures detach though as honest philosophers.
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