pretensión — meaning in English
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English meaning
- aim verb To point a weapon or object at a target.
- claim verb To state that something is true, often without having proved it yet.
- pretense noun A false show or claim put on to create a misleading impression; the American spelling of "pretence".
- pretension noun A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.
Senses
pretensión is used for these senses in English:
- claim A demand of ownership for previously unowned land.
- pretense (countable, or, uncountable) The action of pretending; false or simulated show or appearance; false or hypocritical assertion or representation.
- pretension A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.
aim — full definition
- verb To point a weapon or object at a target.
- verb To intend or work toward a particular goal.
- noun A goal or intention.
- noun The act of pointing something, such as a weapon, at a target; also, one's skill at hitting a target.
claim — full definition
- verb To state that something is true, often without having proved it yet.
- verb To formally ask for something you believe you are owed or entitled to.
- noun A statement that something is true, especially one still to be proven.
- noun A formal request for money, property, or a right one believes is owed.