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1 boast
1. intransitive verb 2. transitive verbprahlen mit; (possess) sich rühmen (+ Gen.)3. noun1) Prahlerei, die2) (cause of pride) Stolz, der* * *[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) prahlen2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) die Prahlerei- academic.ru/7838/boastful">boastful- boastfully
- boastfulness
- boasting* * *[bəʊst, AM boʊst]▪ to \boast that... damit angeben, dass...II. vt▪ to \boast sth1. (say boastfully) etw prahlerisch verkündento be an empty \boast reine Angeberei sein fam* * *[bəʊst]1. n1) Prahlerei f2) (= source of pride) Stolz mit is their boast that... — sie rühmen sich, dass...
2. viprahlen (about, of mit to sb jdm gegenüber)without boasting, without wishing to boast — ohne zu prahlen
3. vt1) (= possess) sich rühmen (+gen) (geh)2) (= say boastfully) prahlen* * *boast1 [bəʊst]A s1. Prahlerei f (auch Äußerung etc)2. Stolz m (Gegenstand oder Grund des Stolzes):he was the boast of his age er war der Stolz seiner Zeit;it is her boast that … sie ist stolz darauf, dass …B v/i prahlen (about, of mit):it is not much to boast of damit ist es nicht weit herC v/t1. mit etwas prahlen:boast that … damit prahlen, dass …2. sich des Besitzes einer Sache rühmen (können), aufzuweisen haben, sein Eigen nennenboast2 [bəʊst] v/t1. Steine roh behauen* * *1. intransitive verbprahlen (of, about mit)2. transitive verbprahlen mit; (possess) sich rühmen (+ Gen.)3. noun1) Prahlerei, die2) (cause of pride) Stolz, der* * *(of) v.renommieren (mit) v. (of, about) v.prahlen (mit) v. v.angeben (mit) v.aufweisen (Erfolge etc.) v. -
2 boastful
adjectiveprahlerisch; großspurig [Erklärung, Behauptung]* * *adjective prahlerisch* * *boast·ful[ˈbəʊstfəl, AM ˈboʊst-]without wanting to be \boastful,... ohne mich selbst loben zu wollen,...* * *['bəUstfUl]1. adj boastfully['bəʊstfəlɪ]2. advprahlerisch* * *boastful adj (adv boastfully) prahlerisch* * *adjectiveprahlerisch; großspurig [Erklärung, Behauptung]* * *adj.großsprecherisch adj.prahlerisch adj.
См. также в других словарях:
talk big — {v.}, {informal} To talk boastfully; brag. * /He talks big about his pitching, but he hasn t won a game./ … Dictionary of American idioms
talk big — {v.}, {informal} To talk boastfully; brag. * /He talks big about his pitching, but he hasn t won a game./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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talk\ big — v informal To talk boastfully; brag. He talks big about his pitching, but he hasn t won a game … Словарь американских идиом
talk big — ► talk big informal talk confidently or boastfully. Main Entry: ↑big … English terms dictionary
talk — /tɔk / (say tawk) verb (i) 1. to speak or converse; perform the act of speaking. 2. to make known or interchange ideas, information, etc., by means of spoken words. 3. to consult or confer. 4. to gossip. 5. to chatter or prate. 6. to reveal… …
talk big — informal talk confidently or boastfully. → big … English new terms dictionary
Talk big — speak boastfully … Dictionary of Australian slang
talk big — Australian Slang speak boastfully … English dialects glossary
