rodomontade
rodomontade · rodomontades
бахвальство
Vain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviourVain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviour.
UK/ˌɹɒ.də.mɒnˈtɑːd/US/ˌɹɑ.də.mənˈteɪd/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Vain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviour.
бахва́льствоbaxválʹstvo
vain and empty boasting
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
vain boasting:
Origin
From French rodomontade, a reference to Rodomonte, a boastful character in the Italian RenFrom French rodomontade, a reference to Rodomonte, a boastful character in the Italian Renaissance epic poems Orlando innamorato (1483) and its sequel Orlando furioso (1506–1532). Doublet of rodomontado.
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Forms
plural: rodomontadesSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- vain and empty boasting:braggadocioblusterrhodomontade
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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