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él pretende

intends, plans, expects, wants

→ pretender
verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Uncommon #16,120
intends, plans Does not usually mean “pretends.”
SP: Ella pretende llegar temprano.
EN: She intends to arrive early.
expects, wants With que followed by a subjunctive verb, it can mean that someone expects or wants another person to do something.
SP: ¿Qué pretende que hagamos?
EN: What does he expect us to do?
Conjugation of pretender
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First pretendo —
Second pretendes —
Third pretende pretenden
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First pretendo —
Second pretendes —
Third pretende pretenden
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second pretende —

Tom pretende convertirse en periodista.

Tom intends to become a journalist.

¿No tienes idea de qué pretende?

Have you no idea what he’s up to?

— Escondido (2005)

Tu mascota pretende comerte.

Your pet is trying to eat you.

Tom no sabe exactamente que pretende hacer María.

Tom doesn’t know exactly what María intends to do.

¿Qué pretende ahora?

What does he want now?

Es lo único que pretende.

That’s all he’s trying to do.

— El señor de los anillos: Las dos torres (2002)

Tom pretende ser más cuidadoso en el futuro.

Tom intends to be more careful in the future.

¡Eso es todo lo que usted pretende!

That’s all you intend!

— Héroe (2002)

¿Y qué pretende que haga?

And what does he expect me to do?

— El orfanato (2007)

Vamos, si alguien pretende acabar con mi vida, me gustaría saberlo.

Come on, if someone intends to end my life, I'd like to know.

— Gángster Americano (2007)

¿Qué pretende hacer?

What does he intend to do?

Quisiera saber ¿Cómo pretende usted matarme sin su espada?

I’d like to know, how do you intend to kill me without your sword?

— Héroe (2002)

Ella pretende jugar al tenis.

She intends to play tennis.

Hagrid, Snape pretende robar lo que Fluffy está guardando.

Hagrid, Snape intends to steal what Fluffy is guarding.

— Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal (2001)

Pretende bromear, pero por dentro creo que llora.

He's trying to joke around, but inside I think he's crying.

— Summertime (1955)

¿Cómo pretende hacerlo?

How does he intend to do it?

— Una película de miedo (2000)

Creo que él pretende más que una amistad.

I think he intends more than friendship.

Pero pretende salir otra vez?

But is he planning to go out again?

— Roma città aperta (1945)

Tom pretende averiguar qué está pasando.

Tom intends to find out what's going on.

La gente pretende mostrarme respeto.

People try to show me respect.

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

A quién pretende engañar, Coronel?

Who does he think he’s fooling, Colonel?

— Akira (1988)

Ella pretende jugar tenis con su padre esta tarde.

She plans to play tennis with her father this afternoon.

Construir un parque no es tan fácil como usted pretende en este proyecto.

Building a park is not as easy as you intend in this project.

— Vivir (1952)

Pretende que estás cortando, y yo estoy regando.

He pretends you're cutting, but I'm watering.

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

Tom no pretende ir solo.

Tom doesn't intend to go alone.

A ver, dígame ¿qué pretende que haga?

Okay, tell me, what do you expect me to do?

— El orfanato (2007)