This is the 11820th most frequent Portuguese word.
pretensões
Claims, aspirations, or intentions.
In this context, 'pretensões' signifies the aims or intended outcomes of an initiative.
As pretensões do projeto foram percebidas como exageradas.
The project's intentions were perceived as exaggerated.
In this sentence, 'pretensões' refers to someone's ambitions or professional goals.
Ela tem grandes pretensões de se tornar uma artista famosa.
She has great ambitions to become a famous artist.
Here, 'pretensões' is used to imply someone's aspirations or desires for personal achievement.