pretender

English

Etymology

pretend +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛndə(ɹ)

Noun

pretender (plural pretenders)

1. A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold.
2. A claimant to an abolished or already occupied throne.

Synonyms

• dissembler
• hypocrite
• phoney

Related terms

• pretend

Translations

person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold

• Dutch: huichelaar (nl) m, veinzer (nl) m
• Finnish: teeskentelijä (fi)
• French: imposteur (fr) m
• German: Betrüger (de) m, Angeber (de) m, Heuchler (de) m
• Irish: gleacaí m, geáitseálaí m
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• Italian: impostore (it) m, mistificatore (it), simulatore (it) m
• Latin: simulātor m
• Russian: притво́рщик (ru) m (pritvórščik), лицеме́р (ru) m (licemér)
• Spanish: impostor (es) m, mentiroso (es) m, embustero (es) m, hipócrita (es) m, falso (es) m, grupiento (es) m

claimant to a throne

• Dutch: pretendent (nl) m
• Finnish: kruununtavoittelija (fi)
• French: prétendant (fr) m
• German: Anwärter (de) m
• Irish: éilitheoir m, oidhre m (likely successor)
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• Italian: pretendente (it) m, aspirante (it) m, candidato (it) m
• Polish: pretendent m
• Russian: претенде́нт (ru) m (pretendént)
• Spanish: pretendiente (es) m

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• Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} tronpretendent m
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Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praetendere, present active infinitive of praetendō.

Verb

1. to pretend
2. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of pretender
3. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of pretender

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praetendere, present active infinitive of praetendō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾe.tẽ.ˈde(ʁ)/

Verb

1. to want
2. to pretend
3. to intend
4. to request
5. to aspire

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

• pretenso
• pretensão

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praetendere, present active infinitive of praetendō.

Verb

1. to pretend (claim, allege)
2. 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.

3. 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.

Related terms

• pretendiente
• pretencioso
• pretenso
• pretensión