estilo pretencioso
pretentious style
The Spanish phrase 'estilo pretencioso' translates to 'pretentious style' in English. It's used to describe a manner, appearance, or a way of doing things that is intended to impress others but is often viewed as showy, ostentatious, trying to seem very important or valuable but not really having much value or worth. It is often used to describe individuals, fashion, writing style, artwork, and other social phenomena where style and presentation are emphasized over substance or authenticity.
Example sentences using: estilo pretencioso
Su estilo pretencioso de vestir no impresiona a nadie en la oficina.
His pretentious style of dressing doesn't impress anyone in the office.
In this sentence, 'estilo pretencioso' means a pretentious style, implying the person dresses in a way that is overly showy or asserting superiority. It might be negative in the context depending on how it affects other people.
La nouvelle cuisine es un estilo pretencioso de cocina.
Nouvelle cuisine is a pretentious style of cooking.
In this context, 'estilo pretencioso' is used to describe the 'nouvelle cuisine', a style of cooking that may be seen as over elaborate and ostentatious. The sentence reflects a critique or an opinion about this style of cooking.
Su poesía tiene un estilo pretencioso que lo aleja de los lectores comunes.
His poetry has a pretentious style that distances him from average readers.
Here 'estilo pretencioso' is used to criticize the person's style of writing poetry. The author may be using overly complex language or concepts, which makes his poetry hard to understand for average readers, thereby creating a distance between the author and his audience.