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{{es-verb|pretend|er}} |
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# to [[pretend]] {{gloss|claim, allege}} |
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# to [[intend]], to [[aim]] (for/to) |
# to [[intend]], to [[aim]] (for/to) |
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#: {{ux|es|Juan '''pretende''' tener su casa propia en tres años.|translation=Juan '''intends''' to have his own house in three years.}} |
#: {{ux|es|Juan '''pretende''' tener su casa propia en tres años.|translation=Juan '''intends''' to have his own house in three years.}} |
Revision as of 03:45, 4 March 2021
English
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Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛndə(ɹ)
Noun
pretender (plural pretenders)
- A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold.
- A claimant to an abolished or already occupied throne.
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold
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claimant to a throne
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Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praetendere, present active infinitive of praetendō.
Verb
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- to pretend
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive of pretender
- first/third-person singular personal infinitive of pretender
Conjugation
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praetendere, present active infinitive of praetendō.
Pronunciation
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Verb
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Conjugation
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Usage notes
- Pretender is a false friend, and does not mean pretend in the sense of to claim that or act as if something is different from what it actually is.
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praetendere, present active infinitive of praetendō.
Pronunciation
Verb
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- to intend, to aim (for/to)
- Juan pretende tener su casa propia en tres años.
- Juan intends to have his own house in three years.
- to woo, to court
- Juan pretende a Fernanda porque él siempre le lleva rosas y chocolates
- Juan is courting Fernanda, so he always gives her roses and chocolates.
Usage notes
- Pretender is a false friend, and does not mean pretend in the sense of to claim that or act as if something is different from what it actually is. The Spanish word for pretend in that sense is fingir.
Conjugation
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