pretentiously in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pretentiously in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pretentiously [Am prəˈtɛn(t)ʃəsli, Brit prɪˈtɛnʃəsli] ADV

pretentiously

pretenciosamente

Translations for pretentiously in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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English

Pretentiously, we are giving the impression, having been viciously conscientized by partisan affiliations, that it is coming from some perceived inability of the present administration to do the needful.

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To put it pretentiously, it's a bit of a play-in-a-play, and the difficulty comes from balancing the two sides.

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I constantly describe my comedy, rather pretentiously, as being like a magic trick; there's a long build-up towards the final reveal.

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His intensity and the surge of the music carry the lyric, which seemed vaguely pretentious (or pretentiously vague) even at the time.

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If truth be told, the pretentiously written menu confounded me on every visit.

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The owner will come and pretentiously exorcise the demon in order to get money from people.

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But despite those virtues, and the pic's determinedly idiosyncratic take on autobiographically inspired material, most viewers will find the script's narrative shapelessness and pretentiously poetic dialogue hard to take.

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They are often mocked in popular culture for thinking too much, being quixotic, or coming across as pretentiously averse to happiness and fun.

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That's actually not "the most simple human question," as you so pretentiously put it.

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If someone is pretentiously preoccupied with that latest dried meat, let's not reward them with an adorable label.

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