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Detailed Translations for pretentious from English to German

pretentious:

pretentious adj

  1. pretentious (presumptuous)

Translation Matrix for pretentious:

AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- ostentatious
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
anspruchsvoll presumptuous; pretentious exacting; strenuous
prätentiös presumptuous; pretentious

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Related Definitions for "pretentious":

  1. intended to attract notice and impress others1
  2. making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction1
    • a pretentious country house1
    • a pretentious fraud1
    • a pretentious scholarly edition1
  3. (of a display) tawdry or vulgar1

Wiktionary Translations for pretentious:

pretentious
adjective
  1. marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction
pretentious
  1. versuchend, durch besondere Darstellungsmöglichkeiten (Sprache, Aussehen usw.) höhere Bedeutung des Inhalts vorzugaukeln

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
pretentious eingebildet; eitel; selbstgefällig; affektiert; prätentiös; protzig prétentieux — Qui a des prétentions, désireux d’attirer l’admiration d’autrui.