grandeggiare

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Italian

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Etymology

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From grande +‎ -eggiare.

Verb

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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

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Further reading

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

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