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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
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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
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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 — (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
pretentious — [[t]prɪte̱nʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone or something is pretentious, you mean that they try to seem important or significant, but you do not think that they are. His response was full of pretentious nonsense... This… … English dictionary
pretentious — UK [prɪˈtenʃəs] / US adjective showing disapproval 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 behaviour or attitude… … English dictionary