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el / lapretendiente

noun · masculine or feminineC2#7811 most commonAudio · coming soon

1
suitor
La joven rechazó a todos sus pretendientes y se fue a vivir al extranjero. The young woman turned down all her suitors and went to live abroad.
Cada pretendiente le llevaba flores y poemas a su ventana. Every suitor brought flowers and poems to her window.
2
claimant (to a throne, a post)
Dos pretendientes se disputaban la corona tras la muerte del rey. Two claimants were competing for the crown after the king's death.