pretendes in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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1. pretender (intentar, aspirar):

¿qué pretendes con esa actitud?
what do you hope to gain with that attitude?
¿pero qué pretendes? ¿que haga yo tu trabajo?
are you trying to get me to do your work, or what?
¿pero qué pretendes? ¿que haga yo tu trabajo?
what are you after? you want me to do your work? inf
¿qué pretendes de mí?
what do you expect of me?
¿qué pretendes de mí?
what do you expect me to do?
pretender + infinit.
to try to +  infinit.
no pretenderás hacerlo tú sola
you're not going to try to do it o try and do it alone
pretendía hacerme cambiar de opinión
her intention was to make me change my mind
pretendía hacerme cambiar de opinión
she was trying to make me change my mind
pretendía hacerme cambiar de opinión
she was out to make me change my mind inf
¿qué pretendes decir con eso?
what do you mean by that?
¿qué pretendes decir con eso?
what are you trying to say?
¿qué pretendes decir con eso?
what are you getting at?
pretende engañarme con sus mentiras
he's trying to fool me with his lies
con la campaña se pretende llamar la atención sobre el problema
it is hoped that the campaign will draw attention to the problem
(pretender que + subj) ¿pretendes que crea esa mentira?
do you expect me to believe such a lie?
si pretendes que te aprueben porque eres mi hijo, estás muy equivocado
if you expect them to pass you o if you're hoping they'll pass you because you're my son, you're badly mistaken
solo pretendo que sea feliz
I just want her to be happy
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¿cómo pretendes que encuentre algo en esta mezcolanza?
how do you expect me to find anything in this mess o muddle o jumble of things?
si pretendes que pague yo, vas dado
if you think I'm going to pay, you've got another think coming inf

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pretendes in the PONS Dictionary

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pretendes Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

pretender subir de categoría
to be seeking promotion
¿qué pretendes que haga?
what do you want me to do?
no puedes pretender que te traten con corrección si...
you can't expect them to treat you with respect if ...
no se puede pretender ganarlas todas
you can't win them all
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