prepotencia

f.

1 arrogance (arrogancia).

2 dominance, power.

3 pushiness, prepotency, self-importance.

* * *

prepotencia

► nombre femenino

1 (poder) dominance

2 (arrogancia) arrogance

* * *

SF

1) (=arrogancia) high-handedness

el incidente fue un ejemplo más de su prepotencia — the incident was yet another example of his high-handedness

nunca me habían tratado con tanta prepotencia — I had never been treated in such a high-handed manner o with such arrogance

2) (=poder) power

su prepotencia en el Congreso es absoluta — he has absolute power in Congress

* * *

femenino arrogance

* * *

= self-importance, haughtiness, superciliousness.

Ex. Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.

Ex. Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.

Ex. Whatever it is, humans are filled with superciliousness.

----

* con prepotencia = superciliously, haughtily.

* opinar con prepotencia = opinionate.

* * *

femenino arrogance

* * *

= self-importance, haughtiness, superciliousness.

Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.

Ex: Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.

Ex: Whatever it is, humans are filled with superciliousness.

* con prepotencia = superciliously, haughtily.

* opinar con prepotencia = opinionate.

* * *

prepotencia

feminine

arrogance

la prepotencia de sus guardaespaldas the arrogance of her bodyguards

que no venga aquí a dar órdenes con esa prepotencia he'd better not come around here ordering people around in that high-handed way

menos prepotencia ¿eh? less of your smart mouth, O.K.? (AmE), let's have less of your cockiness, thank you (BrE)

* * *

prepotencia sustantivo femenino
arrogance
prepotencia sustantivo femenino arrogance
'prepotencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguantar
English:
muscle

* * *

prepotencia nf

1. [arrogancia] arrogance;

nos hablaba con mucha prepotencia he spoke to us very arrogantly o overbearingly

2. [poder] dominance, power

* * *

prepotencia

f arrogance