pretentions

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

Translation

n. Klaim atau ambisi terhadap status atau kualitas tertentu; sikap angkuh.

Example Sentences

she has pretensions to being a great artist.

dia memiliki pretensi untuk menjadi seorang seniman besar.

he makes no pretensions about his humble origins.

dia tidak memiliki pretensi tentang asal-usulnya yang sederhana.

the novel has literary pretensions but fails to impress.

novel ini memiliki pretensi sastra tetapi gagal memberikan kesan.

they rejected the proposal without false pretensions.

mereka menolak usulan tersebut tanpa pretensi palsu.

despite his pretensions, he knows little about politics.

meskipun memiliki pretensi, dia tahu sedikit tentang politik.

the restaurant maintains an air of pretension without quality.

restoran ini mempertahankan kesan pretensius tanpa kualitas.

her artistic pretensions were evident in her work.

pretensi seni miliknya jelas terlihat dalam karyanya.

he gave up his political pretensions after the scandal.

dia menyerah pada pretensi politiknya setelah skandal tersebut.

the film-maker has pretensions to greatness.

produser film ini memiliki pretensi untuk menjadi hebat.

she acted without pretensions and was loved by all.

dia bertindak tanpa pretensi dan dicintai oleh semua orang.

his claims were mere pretensions to authority.

klaimnya hanyalah pretensi untuk otoritas.

the young writer's pretensions were obvious to everyone.

pretensi penulis muda ini jelas terlihat oleh semua orang.

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