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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesprétentieux
Pronunciation / Transliteration: prétentieux
"Il a donné un avis prétentieux sur le film."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Foolish, contemptible, or pretentious.
"He refused to wear the wanky designer hat to the casual party." - 2
Of poor quality or poorly functioning.
"The Wi-Fi connection in this café is completely wanky today."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the British slang noun 'wank' dating back to the late 19th or early 20th century, combining the base with the suffix '-y' to form an adjective. Originally used purely in vulgar contexts, it has evolved in modern British and Commonwealth English to describe things considered pretentious, contemptible, or of poor, obnoxious quality.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wanky" is said worldwide
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prétentieux
Transliteration: prétentieux
"Il a donné un avis prétentieux sur le film."
prätentiös
Transliteration: praetentioes
"Er trug einen prätentiösen Hut."
pretenzioso
Transliteration: pretenzioso
"Ha scritto un articolo molto pretenzioso."
pretencioso
Transliteration: pretencioso
"Ese restaurante moderno es demasiado pretencioso."
pretensioso
Transliteration: pretensioso
"Ele fez um discurso muito pretensioso."
आसमान चढ़ने वाला
Transliteration: aasman chadhne wala
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसका व्यवहार बहुत आडंबरपूर्ण था।"
自命不凡的
Transliteration: zì mìng bù fán de
Script: 中文汉字
"他穿了一件自命不凡的外套。"
거들먹거리는
Transliteration: geodeulmeokgeorineun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 거들먹거리는 태도를 가지고 있다."
気取り屋の
Transliteration: kidoriya no
Script: 日本語
"彼は気取り屋な意見ばかり言う。"
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