気取る
put on airs; conceited; styling; all the frills
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気取る | 気 ki spirit, mood, mind | 気が短い ki ga mijikai - short tempered [I] |
Despite seconds of mental preparation, Henry's clip-on bow tie proved to be a formidable opponent.
SUGGESTED USAGE:
気取った雪男は蝶ネクタイをしていた。
ki dotta yuki otoko wa chou nekutai o shite ita.
A spiffed up Abominable Snowman, was sporting a bow tie.
- 気取った ki dotta - (past tense)
- 雪男 yuki otoko - The Abominable Snowman
- 蝶ネクタイ chou nekutai - bow tie [chou means butterfly - so a bow tie is in the shape of a butterfly. || nekutai comes from neck and tie meaning neck tie - sometimes they have to make it so difficult!]
- していた shite ita - was sporting
