prepotencia

See also: prepotência

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /pɾepoˈtenθja/ [pɾe.poˈt̪ẽn̟.θja]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /pɾepoˈtensja/ [pɾe.poˈt̪ẽn.sja]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -enθja
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -ensja
  • Syllabification: pre‧po‧ten‧cia

Noun

prepotencia f (plural prepotencias)

  1. arrogance
    • 2015 September 14, “¿Cuántos cerrajeros tiene el Papa?”, in El País:
      En una muestra de prepotencia, una vez Stalin preguntó jocosamente cuántas divisiones tenía el Papa.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. absolute power; high power

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