pretentions

[US]/prɪˈtenʃənz/
[UK]/prɪˈtenʃənz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. Krav eller ønsker om en bestemt status eller kvalitet; overmod.

Example Sentences

she has pretensions to being a great artist.

Hun har pretensioner om at være en stor kunstner.

he makes no pretensions about his humble origins.

Han gør ingen pretensioner om sine beskedne oprindelser.

the novel has literary pretensions but fails to impress.

Romansen har litterære pretensioner, men lykkes ikke med at imponere.

they rejected the proposal without false pretensions.

De afviste forslaget uden falske pretensioner.

despite his pretensions, he knows little about politics.

Uanset hans pretensioner ved han ikke meget om politik.

the restaurant maintains an air of pretension without quality.

Restaurangen opretholder en fornemhed uden kvalitet.

her artistic pretensions were evident in her work.

Hendes kunstneriske pretensioner var tydelige i hendes arbejde.

he gave up his political pretensions after the scandal.

Han opgav sine politiske pretensioner efter skandalen.

the film-maker has pretensions to greatness.

Den filmproducer har pretensioner om at være stor.

she acted without pretensions and was loved by all.

Hun handled uden pretensioner og blev elsket af alle.

his claims were mere pretensions to authority.

Hans påstande var blot pretensioner om myndighed.

the young writer's pretensions were obvious to everyone.

Den unge forfatters pretensioner var tydelige for alle.

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