pretencioso

adj.

1 pretentious, assuming, high-flying, la-di-da.

2 pretentious, doggy.

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pretencioso

► adjetivo

1 pretentious

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 pretentious person

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ADJ

1) (=vanidoso) pretentious, presumptuous; (=fanfarrón) showy

2) LAm (=presumido) vain, stuck-up *

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-sa adjetivo

a) <casa> pretentious, showy; <persona/película> pretentious

b) (Chi) (vainidoso) vain

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= 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.

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-sa adjetivo

a) <casa> pretentious, showy; <persona/película> pretentious

b) (Chi) (vainidoso) vain

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= 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.

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pretencioso -sa

adjective

A ‹casa› pretentious, showy; ‹persona/película› pretentious

B (AmL) (vanidoso) vain

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pretencioso

◊ -sa adjetivo ‹casa/película› pretentious

pretencioso,-a adjetivo pretentious

'pretencioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
presuntuosa
- presuntuoso
- pretenciosa
English:
pretentious

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pretencioso, -a

♦ adj

pretentious

♦ nm,f

pretentious person

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pretencioso

adj pretentious

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pretencioso, -sa adj

: pretentious