tirarsela

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Italian

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Etymology

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From tirarsi +‎ -la.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tiˈrar.se.la/
  • Rhymes: -arsela
  • Hyphenation: ti‧ràr‧se‧la

Verb

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tiràrsela (pronominal, first-person singular present me la tìro, first-person singular past historic me la tirài, past participle tiràto)

  1. (colloquial) to become haughty or arrogant (with); to lord it over [with con ‘someone’]
    Synonym: darsi delle arie
    • 2020, Barack Obama, chapter 22, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa, Garzanti Libri:
      «Non possiamo permettercelo», risposi. «Ma sei autorizzata a tirartela con il resto della squadra.»
      "We can't afford plaques," I said. "But you get to lord it over the rest of the team."
      (literally, “"We cannot afford it," I replied. "But you are authorized to lord it over the rest of the team."”)

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