N2 — outside your level filter
put on airs of; act like; affect a quality that isn't really there
あの先輩、後輩の前でちょっと偉ぶるんだよね。
ano senpai, kouhai no mae de chotto eraburu n da yo ne.
That senior of ours puts on a bit of an air of importance in front of the juniors. casual
彼女は人前では上品ぶっているが、家では全然違う。
kanojo wa hitomae de wa jouhinbutte iru ga, ie de wa zenzen chigau.
She puts on refined airs in front of others, but at home she's completely different. neutral
This pattern, conjugated
- progressiveぶっているbutteiru
- negativeぶらないburanai
- pastぶったbutta
ぶる
ぶるburuN2neutral