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Italian
Etymology
Literally, “to give spectacle”. Compare French se donner en spectacle and Portuguese dar espetáculo.
Verb
dàre spettacolo (first-person singular present (with syntactic gemination after the verb) dò spettacolo, first-person singular past historic dièdi spettacolo or diédi spettacolo or détti spettacolo or (traditional) dètti spettacolo, past participle dàto spettacolo, first-person singular future darò spettacolo, first-person singular subjunctive dìa spettacolo, first-person singular imperfect subjunctive déssi spettacolo, second-person singular imperative dài spettacolo or dà' spettacolo, auxiliary avére)
- (intransitive) to try to demonstrate one's skills or bravura; to show off
- Synonyms: farsi notare, sfoggiare, fare sfoggio, pavoneggiarsi, grandeggiare
- (intransitive) to show off; to parade
- Synonyms: sfoggiare, esibire; see also Thesaurus:mettere in mostra
dare spettacolo della sua muscolatura- to show off his muscles
- (intransitive) to attract the attention of others by behaving embarrassingly or foolishly; to make a fool of oneself
Usage notes
- In the sense of "to make a fool of oneself," sometimes followed by di sé for emphasis.