Translation of "(they) started being pretentious" in Russian

Translations

они стали вести себя претенциозно

они начали напускать на себя важность

они стали выпендриваться

они начали жеманничать

Definitions

They began to behave in an affected and self-important way.

They began trying to appear more important, sophisticated, or cultured than they really were.

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