give oneself airs

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21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: hienostella — to act pretentiously
• Finnish: herrastella — to act pretentiously
• French: se donner des airs — to act pretentiously
• French: se donner un genre — to act pretentiously
• Italian: darsi delle arie — to act pretentiously
• Italian: darsi un tono — to act pretentiously
• Italian: darsi un contegno — to act pretentiously
• Māori: whakatamatama — to act pretentiously
• Polish: pysznić się — to act pretentiously
• Polish: zadzierać nosa — to act pretentiously
• Polish: zadrzeć nosa — to act pretentiously
• Polish: gwiazdorzyć — to act pretentiously
• Polish: aktorzyć — to act pretentiously
• Romanian: a-și da aere — to act pretentiously
• Russian: важничать (važničatʹ) — to act pretentiously
• Russian: зазнаваться (zaznavatʹsja) — to act pretentiously
• Silesian: asić sie — to act pretentiously
• Silesian: pysznić sie — to act pretentiously
• Spanish: darse ínfulas — to act pretentiously
• Spanish: darse tono — to act pretentiously
• Turkish: hava atmak — to act pretentiously