darse pisto: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  Spaincolloquialinformal
  • To show off or pretend to have greater importance, status, or ability than one actually has.
  • To boast or post oneself ostentatiously in order to impress others.

  Examples

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  • Juan se da pisto en la oficina diciendo que es el responsable de todos los proyectos exitosos.

    Juan shows off at the office by saying he’s responsible for all the successful projects.

  • No te des pisto con ese coche viejo; sabemos que no es tuyo realmente.

    Don’t show off with that old car; we know it’s not really yours.

  • Aunque no sabe mucho, María se da pisto en las reuniones para parecer experta.

    Although she doesn’t know much, María pretends to be important in meetings to seem like an expert.

• 2.

  Spaincolloquial
  • To claim credit for something one did not do, or to give the impression of being responsible for a favourable outcome.

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  • No me gusta que te des pisto con cosas que no hiciste, eso es engañar a los demás.

    I don’t like that you claim credit for things you didn’t do; that’s deceiving others.

  • Ella se dio pisto de haber organizado el evento, pero todos saben que no fue así.

    She claimed she organized the event, but everyone knows that wasn’t true.