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    3. 威張る

    威張る

    威い張ばる​

    to put on airs

    N2KMT10News #45+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab21 strokes

    意張る

    いばるえばる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to put on airs, to act big, to throw one's weight about, to be overbearing, to be domineering, to be bossy, to be pushy, to be proud, to be haughty, to be arrogant, to swagger, to boast, to brag

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    彼かれはいつも威い張ばっている。

    He is always putting on airs.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれは少すこし成せい功こうしただけで、すぐに威い張ばるようになった。

    He became arrogant immediately after a small success.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    自じ分ぶんの地ち位いを笠かさに着きて威い張ばるような人にん間げんにはなりたくない。

    I don't want to become the kind of person who throws their weight around by virtue of their position.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    威い張ばる態たい度どは周しゅう囲いの人ひと々びとから反はん感かんを買かうだけだ。

    An arrogant attitude only earns resentment from those around you.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    新あたらしい上じょう司しは、部ぶ下かに対たいして威い張ばる傾けい向こうがある。

    The new boss tends to be overbearing towards subordinates.

    KMT10Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    威
    おど.す・おど.し・おど.かす…(4)
    intimidate・dignity・majesty・menace・threaten
    Kanji
    張
    は.る・-は.り・-ば.り…(3)
    counter for bows & stringed instruments・stretch・spread・put up (tent)
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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