Betydelse av pretension på svenska

• 0 a claim or belief that you can succeed or that you are important or have serious value:

  • The Chronicle has pretensions to being a serious newspaper.

  • The NY Giants' Super Bowl pretensions were dashed when they were beaten last week.

• 1 the appearance of being more important or more serious than there is reason for:

  • [ U ] Leonard’s paintings have a real freedom from pretension.

  • [ C usually pl ] He has no pretensions for higher office.