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"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
"word": "armante"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
"word": "pretensioso"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
"word": "pretențios"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "pretencióznyj",
"sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
"word": "претенцио́зный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
"word": "pretencioso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
"word": "pretensioso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
"word": "comparón"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
"word": "pretentiös"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
"word": "anspråksfull"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
"word": "mapagkunwari"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
"word": "mapagpanggap"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
"word": "iddialı"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
"word": "kasıntılı"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
"word": "havalı (iinformal)"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
"word": "göz boyama"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
"word": "kendini beğenmiş"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
"word": "tự phụ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "prevzet",
"sense": "intended to impress others",
"word": "превзет"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "intended to impress others",
"word": "ostentós"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "xuànyào de",
"sense": "intended to impress others",
"word": "炫耀的"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "intended to impress others",
"word": "näyttävä"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "āḍambrī",
"sense": "intended to impress others",
"word": "आडंबरी"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "intended to impress others",
"word": "nagyképű"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "intended to impress others",
"word": "taibhseach"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "intended to impress others",
"word": "gáifeach"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "intended to impress others",
"word": "thar fóir"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "intended to impress others",
"word": "pretenzioso"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "nb",
"sense": "intended to impress others",
"word": "pretensiøs"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "pokaznój",
"sense": "intended to impress others",
"word": "показно́й"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "intended to impress others",
"word": "pretencioso"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "intended to impress others",
"word": "gösterişçi"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "intended to impress others",
"word": "iddialı"
}
],
"word": "pretentious"
}
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