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pretension
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USAGE NOTE
This word is often used in the plural in the sense shown in 1).
pretension(
prih
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tehn
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shihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (claim)
a. la pretensión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The painter's studio was a modest room with no pretensions to style.El estudio del pintor era un modesto cuarto sin pretensiones de estilo.
a. la pretenciosidad (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I was mildly amused by Amanda's pretension in announcing that her new bathroom included a bidet.Me hizo gracia la pretenciosidad de Amanda al anunciar que su nuevo cuarto de baño contaba con un bidé.
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