se donner des airs
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se donner des airs
- \sə dɔ.ne dɛ.z‿ʁ\
Where it comes from
Composé de donner et de air.
verb
- Se donner des airs d'importance pour faire impression. J’aurais voulu hurler : « Vous n’êtes rien… Vous n’êtes qu’une marmelade de commerçants qui se donnent des airs… Et le dollar est votre gangrène.
In English
- swagger to act in a pompous manner
- give oneself airs to act pretentiously
- put on airs become haughty, assume a haughty manner
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