boast
A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneselfA brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
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» She always boasts of her luck.
Sie gibt ständig mit ihrem Glück an. — al_ex_an_der
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesA brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
Angeben, Prahlen
хвастовство́xvastovstvó, бахва́льствоbaxválʹstvo, самохва́льствоsamoxválʹstvo
хва́стощіxvástošči, хвастовство́xvastovstvó, похваля́нняpoxvaljánnja
Something that one brags about.
It was his regular boast that he could eat two full English breakfasts in one sitting.
A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and then strikes the front wall.
- speaking of yourself in superlatives
Examples
107 sentencesShe always boasts of her luck.
deSie gibt ständig mit ihrem Glück an. — al_ex_an_der
We have lots to boast about.
He is always boasting of his achievements.
He boasts that he can swim well.
ruОн хвастается тем, что хорошо плавает. — sharptoothed
deEr prahlt damit, dass er gut schwimmen könne. — wolfgangth
He boasted of having won the prize.
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Origin
From Middle English bosten, from bost (“boast, glory, noise, arrogance, presumption, prideFrom Middle English bosten, from bost (“boast, glory, noise, arrogance, presumption, pride, vanity”), probably of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bausuz (“inflated, swollen, puffed up, proud, arrogant, bad”).
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