LEARNit Dictionary
pretension
noun
/prɪˈtenʃn/
UK
/prɪˈtenʃn/
US
1
the act of trying to appear more important, intelligent, etc. than you are in order to impress other people
تظاهر, ادعا, ظاهرسازی, خودنمایی
2
a claim to be or to do something
ادعا, مدعی بودن
a building with no pretensions to architectural merit
The movie makes no pretension to reproduce life.