претензия

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  • IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: претэ́нзия)
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Noun

прете́нзия (pretɛ́nzija, preténzijaf inan (genitive прете́нзии, nominative plural прете́нзии, genitive plural прете́нзий)

  1. claim, pretension, title (demand for one's rights, or for someone/something one thinks they have the right to).
  2. complaint, dissatisfaction.
  3. (law) formal complaint of a creditor/purchaser/customer expressing protest to a debtor/supplier/contractor on account of a contract violation.
  4. pretense (an attempt to impress others by showing off some positive attributes).

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