prétention
See also: pretention
French
editEtymology
editFormed from Latin praetentus, past participle of praetendō, and the suffix -tion.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editprétention f (plural prétentions)
- pretentiousness
- pretension
- claim
- pretentious person
- (in the plural, prétentions) asking wage
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “prétention”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.