grandeggiare

Italian

Etymology

From grande + -eggiare.

Verb

grandeggiàre (first-person singular present grandéggio, first-person singular past historic grandeggiài, past participle grandeggiàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)

  1. to tower [+ in (object) = over] [auxiliary avere]
  2. to put on airs, to give oneself airs, to show off [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

Further reading

  • grandeggiare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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