pretentions

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

Translation

n. Anspråk eller önskan om en viss status eller kvalitet; överlägsenhet.

Example Sentences

she has pretensions to being a great artist.

Hon har pretensioner på att vara en stor konstnär.

he makes no pretensions about his humble origins.

han gör inga pretensioner kring sina beskedliga ursprung.

the novel has literary pretensions but fails to impress.

romanen har litterära pretensioner men lyckas inte imponera.

they rejected the proposal without false pretensions.

de avslog förslaget utan falska pretensioner.

despite his pretensions, he knows little about politics.

trots sina pretensioner vet han lite om politik.

the restaurant maintains an air of pretension without quality.

restaurangen upprätthåller en känsla av pretension utan kvalitet.

her artistic pretensions were evident in her work.

Hennes konstnärliga pretensioner var tydliga i hennes arbete.

he gave up his political pretensions after the scandal.

han gav upp sina politiska pretensioner efter skandalen.

the film-maker has pretensions to greatness.

filmaren har pretensioner på storhet.

she acted without pretensions and was loved by all.

Hon agerade utan pretensioner och älskades av alla.

his claims were mere pretensions to authority.

Hans påståenden var bara pretensioner på myndighet.

the young writer's pretensions were obvious to everyone.

den unga skrivarens pretensioner var uppenbara för alla.

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