B2noun · countable / uncountable · rare

brag

brag · brags

ворона, ґава, гава

ворона, лом

Krähe, Brechstange, Brecheisen

A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorificationA boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.

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UK/bɹaɡ/US/bɹæɡ/

» Tom sure does brag a lot.

Немає сумнівів у Тому, що Том багацько вихваляється.

Meaning

2 senses

(countable, uncountable)A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
(countable, uncountable)The thing which is boasted of.

More definitions

an instance of boastful talk

Examples

155 sentences

Tom sure does brag a lot.
Немає сумнівів у Тому, що Том багацько вихваляється. — deniko
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Tom bragged about how rich he was.
Том хвалився тим, який він заможний. — deniko
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I can't stand people who are always bragging.
Я терпіти не можу людей, які постійно хваляться. — deniko
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I didn't want to brag.
Я не хотів хвалитися. — deniko
deIch wollte nicht angeben. — Luiaard
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Tom was bragging.
Том хвалився. — deniko
deTom prahlte. — Felixjp
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Origin

From Middle English braggen (“to make a loud noise; to speak boastfully”) of uncertain ori

From Middle English braggen (“to make a loud noise; to speak boastfully”) of uncertain origin. Possibly related to the Middle English adjective brag (“prideful; spirited”), which is probably of Celtic origin; or from Old Norse bragr (“best; foremost; poetry”); or through Old English from Old Norse braka (“to creak”).

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