What does pretesa in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word pretesa in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pretesa in Italian.

The word pretesa in Italian means demand, pretension, presumption, claim, pretension, claim, pretense, demand, insist, claim, presume, aspire to, demand, tend, without demanding completeness. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pretesa

demand, pretension

sostantivo femminile (richiesta, domanda)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il popolo sta avanzando delle pretese irrealizzabili.
The population is making impossible demands.

presumption, claim, pretension

sostantivo femminile (presunzione, ambizione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le sue pretese di infallibilità lo rendono veramente ridicolo.
His presumption of being infallible makes him look truly ridiculous.

claim, pretense

sostantivo femminile (rivendicazione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pretese territoriali dell'Iraq sfociarono nell'invasione del Kuwait.
Iraq's territorial claims resulted in the invasion of Kuwait.

demand, insist

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (esigere, volere a tutti i costi)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Pretendo rispetto, altrimenti vi licenzio tutti.
I demand respect, or I'll fire you all.

claim

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (sostenere, dare a credere)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Pretende di aver scoperto una nuova cura contro il cancro.
He claims to have discovered a new cure for cancer.

presume

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (presumere)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Pretende di essere il più potente.
He presumes to be the one with the most power.

aspire to

verbo intransitivo (aspirare a)

La figlia del re pretende al trono.
The daughter of the king aspires to the throne.

demand

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (chiedere più del dovuto)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cosa pretendi da me?
What do you expect from me?

tend

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (tendere preventivamente)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Pretende sempre di mettersi sulla difensiva.
He always tends to be on the defensive.

without demanding completeness

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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