Prétendez (en. Pretend)

/pʁe.tɑ̃.dɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Text: To pretend to possess or have something.

Text: He claims to be a computer expert.

Il prétend être un expert en informatique.

Text: To assert something without proof.

Text: They claim that their product is the best.

Ils prétendent que leur produit est le meilleur.

Text: To request something insistently.

Text: She claims a salary increase.

Elle prétend à une augmentation salariale.

Text: Comes from the Latin verb 'praetendere', which means 'to stretch in front'.

Text: to claim something

Text: To assert a right or a position.

prétendre à quelque chose

Text: to claim to do something

Text: To assert that one can do something.

prétendre faire quelque chose

Text: to claim that

Text: To assert that something is true.

prétendre que

Text: pretense

Text: The attitude of someone who claims to have rights.

prétention

Text: pretentious

Text: Someone who has an exaggerated opinion of their own worth.

prétentieux

Text: To claim in an exaggerated way.

Text: He always acts pretentious when talking about his travels.

Il fait toujours le prétentieux quand il parle de ses voyages.

Text: To play a role or pretend.

Text: Don’t act pretentious, we know you’ve never been there.

Ne fais pas le prétentieux, on sait que tu n'y es jamais allé.