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(pretencioso)

  • 1 pretencioso

    adj.
    1 pretentious, assuming, high-flying, la-di-da.
    2 pretentious, doggy.
    * * *
    1 pretentious
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 pretentious person
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=vanidoso) pretentious, presumptuous; (=fanfarrón) showy
    2) LAm (=presumido) vain, stuck-up *
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) < casa> pretentious, showy; <persona/película> pretentious
    b) (Chi) ( vainidoso) vain
    * * *
    = pretentious, hyfoluted, hoity-toity, hoity-toity, high-flown.
    Ex. Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
    Ex. I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
    Ex. Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.
    Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
    Ex. Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) < casa> pretentious, showy; <persona/película> pretentious
    b) (Chi) ( vainidoso) vain
    * * *
    = pretentious, hyfoluted, hoity-toity, hoity-toity, high-flown.

    Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.

    Ex: I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
    Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.
    Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
    Ex: Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.

    * * *
    A ‹casa› pretentious, showy; ‹persona/película› pretentious
    B ( AmL) (vanidoso) vain
    * * *

    pretencioso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo ‹casa/película› pretentious

    pretencioso,-a adjetivo pretentious

    ' pretencioso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    presuntuosa
    - presuntuoso
    - pretenciosa
    English:
    pretentious
    * * *
    pretencioso, -a
    ♦ adj
    pretentious
    ♦ nm,f
    pretentious person
    * * *
    adj pretentious
    * * *
    pretencioso, -sa adj
    : pretentious

    Spanish-English dictionary > pretencioso

  • 2 pretencioso

    • ambitious
    • assuming
    • high frequency
    • high-flyer
    • LA
    • La Paz
    • presumptuous
    • pretentious
    • toffee-nosed

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > pretencioso

  • 3 poco pretencioso

    • unpretentious

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > poco pretencioso

  • 4 academismo pretencioso

    m.
    overly academic jargon, academese.

    Spanish-English dictionary > academismo pretencioso

  • 5 poco pretencioso

    adj.
    1 unpretentious, unpretending, humble, unassuming.
    2 unassuming, humble, modest.

    Spanish-English dictionary > poco pretencioso

  • 6 pretenciosa


    pretencioso,-a adjetivo pretentious

    Spanish-English dictionary > pretenciosa

  • 7 presuntuoso

    adj.
    1 conceited, arrogant, assuming, vain.
    2 pompous, highfaluting, lavish, highfalutin.
    m.
    self-conceited person, snob.
    * * *
    1 (presumido) conceited, vain; (arrogante) presumptuous
    * * *
    ADJ (=vanidoso) conceited, presumptuous; (=pretencioso) pretentious
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo conceited, vain
    * * *
    = conceited, pompous, presumptuous, immodest, pretentious, stuck-up, hyfoluted, high-blown, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], poseur, cocksure, big-headed, portentous.
    Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex. Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.
    Ex. The author reviews an article by Tom Eadie, ' Immodest proposals: user instruction for students does not work'.
    Ex. Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
    Ex. library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.
    Ex. I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
    Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.
    Ex. It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.
    Ex. Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
    Ex. The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
    Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
    Ex. The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.
    Ex. This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.
    Ex. The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
    Ex. I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.
    Ex. He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo conceited, vain
    * * *
    = conceited, pompous, presumptuous, immodest, pretentious, stuck-up, hyfoluted, high-blown, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], poseur, cocksure, big-headed, portentous.

    Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

    Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex: Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.
    Ex: The author reviews an article by Tom Eadie, ' Immodest proposals: user instruction for students does not work'.
    Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
    Ex: library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.
    Ex: I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
    Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.
    Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.
    Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
    Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
    Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
    Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.
    Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.
    Ex: The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
    Ex: I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.
    Ex: He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.

    * * *
    conceited, vain
    * * *

    presuntuoso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    conceited, 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
    * * *
    presuntuoso, -a
    ♦ adj
    [vanidoso] conceited; [pretencioso] pretentious
    ♦ nm,f
    conceited person
    * * *
    adj conceited
    * * *
    presuntuoso, -sa adj
    : conceited
    * * *
    presuntuoso adj boastful

    Spanish-English dictionary > presuntuoso

  • 8 pretensioso

    ADJ LAm = pretencioso 2)
    * * *
    Ex. Some visual display units are no more than glorified television sets.
    * * *

    Ex: Some visual display units are no more than glorified television sets.

    * * *
    * * *

    pretensioso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo (AmL) vain


    Spanish-English dictionary > pretensioso

  • 9 pinganilla *

    SM
    1) LAm (=pretencioso) sharp dresser
    2) Méx

    en pinganillas — (=de puntillas) on tiptoe; (=en cuclillas) squatting; (=poco firme) wobbly

    Spanish-English dictionary > pinganilla *

  • 10 presuntuosa

    adj.
    presumptuous, vain, arrogant, insolent.
    f.
    feminine of PRESUNTUOSO.
    * * *

    presuntuoso,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 (presumido) vain, conceited
    2 (pretencioso) pretentious, showy

    Spanish-English dictionary > presuntuosa

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