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pretensora in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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pretensor (pretensora) N m (f)

pretensión N f

pretensado (pretensada) ADJ

pretensioso (pretensiosa) ADJ LatAm controvers

pretensioso → pretencioso

See also pretencioso

pretencioso (pretenciosa) ADJ

hormigón pretensado N m

cretense ADJ N mf

defensora del pueblo N f

See also Defensor del pueblo

Defensor del pueblo Info

hipotensor N m

pretendido (pretendida) ADJ attr

pretender VB trans

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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

pretensora in the PONS Dictionary

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pretensión [pre·ten·ˈsjon] N f

I.defensor(a) [de·fen·ˈsor, -·ˈso·ra] ADJ

II.defensor(a) [de·fen·ˈsor, -·ˈso·ra] N m(f)

cretense [kre·ˈten·se] ADJ N mf

pretender [pre·ten·ˈder] VB trans

censor(a) [sen·ˈsor, -·ˈso·ra; θen-] N m(f)

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