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English and German Search Results for: pretension

Summary

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pretension:
- Prätension; Anmaßung
Wiktionary:
- pretension → Recht, Prätention

English

Detailed Translations for pretension from English to German

pretension:

pretension [the ~] nom

the pretension (conceitedness)
die Prätension; die Anmaßung
- Prätension [die ~] nom
- Anmaßung [die ~] nom

Translation Matrix for pretension:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Anmaßung	conceitedness; pretension	arrogance; cockiness; conceit; conceitedness; haughtiness; impertinence; presumptuousness; self-elevating
Prätension	conceitedness; pretension
-	largeness; pretence; pretense; pretentiousness

Synonyms for "pretension":

pretense; pretence; artificiality
claim
pretentiousness; largeness; unnaturalness

Antonyms for "pretension":

unpretentiousness

Related Definitions for "pretension":

a false or unsupportable quality¹
the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)¹
the advancing of a claim¹
- his pretension to the crown¹
- the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort¹

Wiktionary Translations for pretension:

pretension

noun

Recht im subjektiven Sinn: Befugnis einer Person, etwas zu tun oder zu unterlassen, die sich aus dem Recht im objektiven Sinn ableiten lässt
- Recht → right; pretension; authorisation
Anmaßung, Anspruch, Forderung
- Prätention → pretension

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