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grand air

airs of importance

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phrase Rare #34,221
airs of importance Usually appears in the plural, as « prendre de grands airs », meaning to act self-important or put on airs.
FR: Il prend un grand air supérieur devant ses collègues.
EN: He puts on a superior air in front of his colleagues.

La nappe blanche au grand air.

The white tablecloth in the open air.

— Les Ailes du désir (1987)

Je préfère le grand air.

I prefer the great outdoors.

Nous avons passé la journée au grand air.

We spent the day in the great outdoors.

Juste le grand air.

Just the great outdoors.

— The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)