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1 pretentious
tr[prɪ'tenʃəs]1 (claiming importance) pretencioso,-a,; (showy) presuntuoso,-apretentious [pri'tɛnʧəs] adj: pretenciosoadj.• aparatoso, -a adj.• pretencioso, -a adj.• resabido, -a adj.prɪ'tentʃəs, prɪ'tenʃəsadjective (trying to appear - profound, sophisticated) pretencioso, con pretensiones de intelectual (or culto etc); (- elegant, luxurious) presuntuoso, pretencioso, con pretensiones de elegancia (or refinamiento etc); ( if also in bad taste) cursi or (Chi tb) siútico[prɪ'tenʃǝs]ADJ (=affected) pretencioso; (=ostentatious and vulgar) cursi* * *[prɪ'tentʃəs, prɪ'tenʃəs]adjective (trying to appear - profound, sophisticated) pretencioso, con pretensiones de intelectual (or culto etc); (- elegant, luxurious) presuntuoso, pretencioso, con pretensiones de elegancia (or refinamiento etc); ( if also in bad taste) cursi or (Chi tb) siútico -
2 pretentious
adj.1 pretencioso(a).2 pseudoartístico. -
3 pretentious guy
s.tipo estirado. -
4 pretentious person
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5 be pretentious
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6 pretencioso
pretencioso
◊ -sa adjetivo ‹casa/película› pretentious
pretencioso,-a adjetivo pretentious ' pretencioso' also found in these entries: Spanish: presuntuosa - presuntuoso - pretenciosa English: pretentious -
7 presuntuoso
presuntuoso
◊ -sa adjetivoconceited, vain
presuntuoso,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (presumido) vain, conceited
2 (pretencioso) pretentious, showy ' presuntuoso' also found in these entries: Spanish: chula - chulo - presuntuosa - suficiente - ufana - ufano English: bumptious - immodest - jumped up - pompous - pretentious - upstart - conceited -
8 affected
tr[ə'fektɪd]1 afectado,-a, falso,-a, fingido,-aaffected [ə'fɛktəd, æ-] adj1) feigned: afectado, fingido2) moved: conmovidoadj.• afectado, -a adj.• emocionado, -a adj.• inclinado, -a adj.ə'fektəd, ə'fektɪd1) ( false) <manner/person> afectado; <interest/grief> fingido2) <area/organ> afectado[ǝ'fektɪd]ADJ1) (=pretentious) [person, manner, accent] afectado2) (=feigned) [remorse, enthusiasm] fingido3) (=suffering effects) [area, region, part of body] afectado* * *[ə'fektəd, ə'fektɪd]1) ( false) <manner/person> afectado; <interest/grief> fingido2) <area/organ> afectado -
9 pretension
pretensión sustantivo femenino 1 (a trono, herencia) claim 2 una película sin pretensiones an unpretentious film
pretensión sustantivo femenino
1 (deseo) hope, wish: tiene la pretensión de que vaya con ella, she expects me to go with her
2 (objetivo) aim, aspiration
3 (al trono) claim
4 pey (aspiraciones desmedidas) pretensiones, pretention
una persona con pocas pretensiones, a very unpretentious person ' pretensión' also found in these entries: Spanish: exigencia - modesto English: pretence - pretense - pretention - self-righteousness - pretensiontr[prɪ'tenʃən]1 (claim) pretensión nombre femeninopretension [pri'tɛnʧən] n1) claim: pretensión f, afirmación f2) aspiration: aspiración f, ambición f3) pretentiousness: pretensiones fpl, presunción fn.• pretensión s.f.prɪ'tentʃən[prɪ'tenʃǝn]N1) (=claim) pretensión fto have pretensions to culture — tener pretensiones de cultura, pretender ser culto
2) (=pretentiousness) presunción f, pretenciosidad f* * *[prɪ'tentʃən] -
10 cursi
cursi adjetivo (fam) ‹ objeto› corny, twee (BrE); ‹ idea› sentimental, twee (BrE); ‹ decoración› chichi; ‹ persona› affected; ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam):◊ es un cursi he's so affected o (BrE) twee
cursi adjetivo pey pretentious, affected ' cursi' also found in these entries: Spanish: repipi - siútico English: corny - genteel - twee -
11 histriónica
histriónico,-a adj pey overly dramatic, put-on, pretentious: tiene una forma de expresarse demasiado histriónica, he speaks in a very affected way ' histriónica' also found in these entries: Spanish: histriónico English: dramatically -
12 histriónico
histriónico,-a adj pey overly dramatic, put-on, pretentious: tiene una forma de expresarse demasiado histriónica, he speaks in a very affected way ' histriónico' also found in these entries: Spanish: histriónica English: ham - sweeping -
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14 presuntuosa
presuntuoso,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (presumido) vain, conceited
2 (pretencioso) pretentious, showy -
15 pretenciosa
pretencioso,-a adjetivo pretentious
См. также в других словарях:
Pretentious — Pre*ten tious, a. [Cf. F. pr[ e]tentieux. See {Pretend}.] Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one s; presuming; assuming. {Pre*ten tious*ly}, adv. {Pre*ten tious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pretentious — I (ostentatious) adjective adorned, artificial, bespangled, brassy, conspicuous, decorated, embellished, flamboyant, flashy, fulgent, fulgid, garish, gaudy, iactans, meretricious, ornamented, ornate, ornatus, overly decorated, showy, superficial … Law dictionary
pretentious speech — index fustian Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pretentious talk — index rodomontade Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pretentious — (adj.) 1845, from Fr. prétentieux (17c.), from prétention pretension, from M.L. pretentionem (nom. pretentio) pretension, from L.L. prætensus pretend (see PRETENSE (Cf. pretense)) … Etymology dictionary
pretentious — 1 *showy, ostentatious Analogous words: *gaudy, garish, flashy: *ornate, flamboyant, florid, baroque, rococo Antonyms: unpretentious 2 *ambitious, Utopian Analogous words: aiming, aspiring, panting (see … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pretentious — [adj] snobbish, conceited affected, arty, assuming, aureate, big*, bombastic, chichi*, conspicuous, euphuistic, exaggerated, extravagant, feigned, flamboyant, flashy, flaunting, flowery, gaudy, grandiloquent, grandiose, highfaluting*, high flown* … New thesaurus
pretentious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed. DERIVATIVES pretentiously adverb pretentiousness noun … English terms dictionary
pretentious — [prē ten′shəs, priten′shəs] adj. [Fr prétentieux < prétention, pretension + eux, OUS] 1. making claims, explicit or implicit, to some distinction, importance, dignity, or excellence 2. affectedly grand; ostentatious pretentiously adv.… … English World dictionary
pretentious — adjective Etymology: French prétentieux, from prétention pretension, from Medieval Latin pretention , pretentio, from Latin praetendere Date: 1832 1. characterized by pretension: as a. making usually unjustified or excessive claims (as of value… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pretentious — pre|ten|tious [ prı tenʃəs ] adjective behaving in a way that is intended to impress other people but seems false or too deliberate: It s so pretentious of her to greet everyone in French. a. used about someone s behavior or attitude: a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English