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pretensioso — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cocky adj Overly self-confident, boastful, or arrogant.
  • pretentious adj Trying too hard to seem impressive, intelligent, or important, in a way that comes across as fake or overblown.

Senses

pretensioso is used for these senses in English:

  • cocky Overly confident; arrogant and boastful.
  • pretentious Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.

Related Portuguese words