PRETENTIOUS Meaning in Tagalog - translations and usage examples

• pretentious
• bongga

Examples of using Pretentious in English and their translations into Tagalog

But is this pretentious?
Ito ba ay pretentious?

Pretentious overacting Christmas Ham.
Matumal na bentahan ng Christmas ham inaasahan.

I don't know, something Latin and pretentious.
Luksa, anong ibig latin na persweysiv.

Recent decades did without this pretentious, but perceptible element of decor- designers recognized that the trend has run its course.
Kamakailang mga dekada ginawa nang hindi ito bongga, ngunit napapansin elemento ng palamuti- designer kinikilala na ang trend ay tatakbo nito kurso.

He found them superficial and pretentious.
Masyado siyang superficial at pretentious sa aking panlasa.

When you call someone pretentious, what you are saying is this,“I know what you are. Based on my knowledge, you should be saying and doing certain things, in a certain way. But you are saying or doing something else to impress me or others, pretending to be somebody better or more sophisticated than you really are.”.
Kapag tumawag ka ng isang tao pretentious, kung ano ang sinasabi mo ay ito,“ Alam ko kung ano ikaw ay. Batay sa aking kaalaman, dapat kang sinasabi at paggawa ng ilang mga bagay, sa isang tiyak na paraan. Ngunit sinasabi mo o paggawa ng ibang bagay upang mapahanga sa akin o sa iba, pagpapanggap ng mas mahusay na ang isang tao o higit pa sopistikadong kaysa mo ba talagang ay.”.

This isn't a time for facades, pretentious talk, and ego-mania.
Ito ay hindi isang oras para sa mga facades, pretentious talk, at ego-mania.

No bare recital of his achievements and interests can possibly convey the true flavour of the man, his emphatic modesty, his engaging humour, his humanity, his outstanding sympathy with men of all generations, his impatience with anything pretentious or shoddy.
Walang hubad kuwento ng tagumpay sa kanyang interes at marahil ay maaaring ihatid ang tunay na lasa ng mga tao, ng kanyang matigas-loob, ang kanyang mapang-akit pagpapatawa, ang kanyang mga sangkatauhan, sa kanyang natitirang pagdamay sa mga lalaki ng mga lahat ng henerasyon, ang kanyang pagkainip sa anumang bongga o mahinang klase.

So if I preferred conversing with a French friend in his tongue, was I being pretentious given that I couldn't do it five years before that time?
Kaya kung ako ginustong conversing na may isang Pranses na kaibigan sa kanyang dila, ako ini-pretentious ibinigay na hindi ko maaaring gawin ito limang taon bago ang oras na?

So can my weak articulation and impressive(albeit slightly pretentious) prose.
Kaya maaari ang aking mahina articulation at kahanga-hangang( albeit bahagyang pretentious) tuluyan.

That's just instead of the usual linen and cotton designer prefers pretentious organze.
Iyan na lamang sa halip ng karaniwang linen at koton designer Mas pinipili pretentious organze.