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I [swæŋk] II [swæŋk]verbo intransitivo vantarsi, pavoneggiarsi* * *[swæðk] 1. verb(a slang word for to behave or talk in a conceited way.) vantarsi, (darsi delle arie)2. noun(a person who swanks.) spaccone- swanky* * *[swæŋk] fam1. n1) (vanity, boastfulness) ostentazione f2) (person) spaccone (-a)2. vi(fam: show off) mettersi in mostra, (talk boastfully) fare lo (-a) spaccone (-a)* * *swank /swæŋk/A n.1 [u] (fam.) boria; vanagloria; vanteria; ostentazione; esibizione sfacciataB a.(to) swank /swæŋk/ (fam.)v. i.gloriarsi; vantarsi; darsi delle arie; pavoneggiarsi; fare lo spacconeswankern.1 borioso; spaccone; chi si dà delle arie; sbruffone2 elegantone.* * *I [swæŋk] II [swæŋk]verbo intransitivo vantarsi, pavoneggiarsi -
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biɡ1) (large in size: a big car.) grande2) (important: a big event.) gran, importante•- big gamebig adj1. grandehow big is it? ¿cómo es de grande?2. mayortr[bɪg]1 (size, importance) grande; (before sing noun) gran2 (older) mayor\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be too big for one's boots ser muy fanfarrón,-onato be big with child literal estar encintato go over big tener un gran éxitoto talk big fanfarronearbig bang theory teoría del big bangbig drum bombobig end cabeza de bielabig game caza mayorbig noise / big shot pez nombre masculino gordobig talk fanfarronadas nombre femenino pluralbig toe dedo gordo del piebig top carpa de circobig wheel noria1) large: grande2) pregnant: embarazada3) important, major: importante, grandea big decision: una gran decisión4) popular: popular, famoso, conocidoadj.• abultado, -a adj.• adulto, -a adj.• crecido, -a adj.• engreído, -a adj.• enorme adj.• gordal adj.• grande adj.• grandote adj.• importante adj.• potente adj.• voluminoso, -a adj.
I bɪgadjective - gg- [the usual translation, grande, becomes gran when it is used before a singular noun]1)a) ( in size) grandea big garden — un jardín grande, un gran jardín
how big is the table? — ¿cómo es de grande or qué tamaño tiene la mesa?
b) (in scale, intensity) grandea big hug/kiss — un abrazote/besote (fam)
2)a) ( major) grande, importanteb) ( great) grandeto be big on something — (colloq) ser* entusiasta or fanático de algo
3) (significant, serious) grandea big decision — una gran decisión, una decisión importante
it was a big mistake — fue un gran or grave error
the big question now is... — el quid del asunto or de la cuestión ahora es...
4) (older, grown up) grande5) ( magnanimous) generoso6) ( boastful)big talk — fanfarronada f
to get too big for one's boots o breeches: he's getting too big for his boots o breeches — se le han subido los humos a la cabeza
7) ( popular) (colloq) (pred) conocido, famososhe's really big in Europe — es muy conocida or famosa en Europa
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adverb (colloq)a) ( ambitiously)to think big — ser* ambicioso, planear las cosas a lo grande
b) ( boastfully)to talk big — darse* importancia or ínfulas, fanfarronear
c) ( with great success)the movie went over big in Europe — la película tuvo un gran éxito or (fam) fue un exitazo en Europa
[bɪɡ]to make it big — tener* un gran éxito
1. ADJ(compar bigger) (superl biggest)1) (in size) [house, book, city] grandehow big is the wardrobe? — ¿cómo es de grande el armario?
a big woman — (=heavily-built) una mujer grande or grandota; euph (=fat) una mujer de grandes dimensiones
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to take a big bite out of sth — dar un buen bocado a algoSee:GREAT, BIG, LARGE in great2) (=significant, serious) [change, problem] grandethe big question is, will he accept? — la cuestión es: ¿aceptará?
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a tragedy? that's rather a big word — ¿una tragedia? eso es llevar las cosas un poco lejos3) (=important) [company, bank] importante, grandehe's one of our biggest customers — es uno de nuestros clientes más importantes, es uno de nuestros mayores clientes
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this is her big day — hoy es su gran día, hoy es un día muy importante para ella•
to be big in publishing/plastics — ser muy conocido en el mundo editorial/la industria del plásticomy big brother/sister — mi hermano(-a) mayor
you're a big girl now! — ¡ahora ya eres mayorcita!
5) * (as intensifier)he's a big cheat/bully/liar — es un tramposo/un abusón/un mentiroso de marca mayor
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what's the big hurry? * — ¿a qué viene tanta prisa?•
what's the big idea? * — ¿a qué viene eso?•
there's big money in tourism — se puede ganar mucho dinero con el turismoto make or earn big money — ganar mucho dinero
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to have a big mouth * — (fig) ser un bocazas *why don't you keep your big mouth shut! * — ¡no seas bocazas! *
me and my big mouth! * — ¡quién me manda decir nada!
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Mr Big * — el número uno•
it was big of you to lend them the money — fue muy generoso de tu parte prestarles el dinero(that's) big of you! * — iro ¡qué generosidad la tuya! iro
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to be big on sth/sb * — ser un fanático de algo/algn•
we're onto something big! — ¡hemos dado con algo gordo!•
to do sth/things in a big way * — hacer algo/las cosas a lo grandeI think boxing will take off in a big way here * — pienso que el boxeo va a tener una aceptación buenísima aquí
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the big wide world — el ancho mundodeal I, 1., 2)you're getting too big for your boots, young lady! * — se te están subiendo mucho los humos, señorita
See:GREAT, BIG, LARGE in great2.ADV*•
to act big — fanfarronear•
to go down big — tener muchísimo éxito, ser un verdadero éxito•
to make it big — triunfar•
to talk big — darse mucha importancia, fanfarronear•
to think big — planear a lo grande, ser ambicioso3.CPDthe Big Apple N — la Gran Manzana, Nueva York f
See:see cultural note CITY NICKNAMES in citybig band N — orquesta grande que tocaba música de jazz o de baile y que fue muy popular entre los años 30 y 50
the big bang N — (Astron) el big bang, la gran explosión
the big bang theory — la teoría del big bang or de la gran explosión
Big Ben N — (Brit) Big Ben m
Big Brother N (Pol) (also fig) —
big business N — (Ind, Comm) las grandes empresas
the big cats N — (Zool) los grandes felinos
big dipper N — (at fair) montaña f rusa
the Big Dipper — (US) (Astron) la Osa Mayor
big end N — (Aut) cabeza f de biela
big fish * N — (fig) (=person) pez m gordo *
big game hunter — cazador(a) m / f de caza mayor
big game hunting — caza f mayor
the big hand N — (used to or by children) (on clock) la aguja grande
big night N — (=important evening) gran noche f
The Big Issue N — (Brit) revista vendida por personas sin hogar, ≈ La Farola (Sp)
big talk N — fanfarronadas fpl
the big time * N — el estrellato, el éxito
big-timeto make the big time — alcanzar el éxito, triunfar
big top N — (=circus) circo m ; (=main tent) carpa f principal
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I [bɪg]adjective - gg- [the usual translation, grande, becomes gran when it is used before a singular noun]1)a) ( in size) grandea big garden — un jardín grande, un gran jardín
how big is the table? — ¿cómo es de grande or qué tamaño tiene la mesa?
b) (in scale, intensity) grandea big hug/kiss — un abrazote/besote (fam)
2)a) ( major) grande, importanteb) ( great) grandeto be big on something — (colloq) ser* entusiasta or fanático de algo
3) (significant, serious) grandea big decision — una gran decisión, una decisión importante
it was a big mistake — fue un gran or grave error
the big question now is... — el quid del asunto or de la cuestión ahora es...
4) (older, grown up) grande5) ( magnanimous) generoso6) ( boastful)big talk — fanfarronada f
to get too big for one's boots o breeches: he's getting too big for his boots o breeches — se le han subido los humos a la cabeza
7) ( popular) (colloq) (pred) conocido, famososhe's really big in Europe — es muy conocida or famosa en Europa
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adverb (colloq)a) ( ambitiously)to think big — ser* ambicioso, planear las cosas a lo grande
b) ( boastfully)to talk big — darse* importancia or ínfulas, fanfarronear
c) ( with great success)the movie went over big in Europe — la película tuvo un gran éxito or (fam) fue un exitazo en Europa
to make it big — tener* un gran éxito
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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
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- 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. -
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[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) prale; blære sig2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) pral; pralen; blær- boastful- boastfully
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- boasting* * *[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) prale; blære sig2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) pral; pralen; blær- boastful- boastfully
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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. -
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1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) vanagloriarse, jactarse de, fanfarronear
2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) objeto de orgullo, alarde- boastful- boastfully
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boast vb jactarse / presumirtr[bəʊst]1 jactancia1 figurative use presumir de■ the city boasts new roadways and facilities la ciudad presume de sus nuevas vías de circulación y equipamientosboast ['bo:st] vi: alardear, presumir, jactarseboast n: jactancia f, alarde mn.• alarde s.m.• baladronada s.f.• bravura s.f.• fanfarronada s.f.• jactancia s.f.• valentía s.f.v.• alardear v.• baladronear v.• blasonar v.• bravear v.• cacarear v.• fachendear v.• fanfarronear v.• farolear v.• guapear v.• jactarse v.• jactarse de v.• ostentar v.• ufanarse v.• vanagloriarse v.
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1. bəʊstintransitive verb presumir, fanfarronearto boast about/of something — alardear or jactarse or vanagloriarse de algo
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vta) ( brag)I won, he boasted — -gané yo -dijo vanagloriándose
b) ( possess) contar* con
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[bǝʊst]it is her proud boast that... — se jacta de que...
1.N alarde mit is his boast that... — se jacta de que...
2.VT frm (=pride o.s. on) ostentar, jactarse de3.VI presumir, alardearhe boasts about or of his strength — presume de fuerte
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1. [bəʊst]intransitive verb presumir, fanfarronearto boast about/of something — alardear or jactarse or vanagloriarse de algo
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vta) ( brag)I won, he boasted — -gané yo -dijo vanagloriándose
b) ( possess) contar* con
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it is her proud boast that... — se jacta de que...
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bəust 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) skryte2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) skryt(ing)- boastful- boastfully
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- boastingskryteIsubst. \/bəʊst\/1) skryt2) stolthetbe someone's boast skryte av, være stolt avmake boast of skryte avIIverb \/bəʊst\/1) skryte, briske seg2) kunne skryte av (å ha), (kunne) prale medboast of\/about skryte av rose seg av -
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[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) gorta, hælast um2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) gort, sjálfshól- boastful- boastfully
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dicsőség, öndicséret, hencegés, dicsekvés to boast: kérked, dicsekszik* * *[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) dicsekszik2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) vkinek a büszkesége- boastful- boastfully
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[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) gabar-se2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) gabarolice- boastful- boastfully
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- boasting* * *boast1[boust] n 1 jactância, ostentação, elogio de si próprio. 2 motivo de orgulho. 3 ensejo para orgulhar-se ou exultar. • vt+vi 1 jactar-se, gabar-se, vangloriar-se. 2 ser orgulhoso. 3 alardear, ostentar. 4 possuir algo que é motivo de orgulho. 5 ter, conter. this village boasts three shops / esta cidadezinha possui três lojas. it is not much to boast of não é grande coisa. to make (a) boast of gabar-se de.————————boast2[boust] vt trabalhar, lavrar pedras, esculpir de modo grosseiro e preliminar. -
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n. övünme, iftihar, övünç, övünç kaynağı————————v. övünmek, övünç duymak, büyük konuşmak, iftihar etmek, böbürlenmek; palavra atmak* * *1. övün (v.) 2. övünç (n.)* * *[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) övünmek, kendini methetmek2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) övünme, kendini methetme- boastful- boastfully
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[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) bahati se2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) širokoustenje- boastful- boastfully
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- boasting* * *I [boust]nounbahanje, ponašanje, ponosto make a boast of s.th. — biti domišljav (ponosen) na kajII [boust]intransitive verb & transitive verb(of, about, that) biti ponosen, bahati se, ponašati se, širokoustiti se; imeti; hvalitiIII [boust]transitive verb(kamen) na grobo obtesati, oklesati -
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• omakehu• hämäys• isotella• soida• uhota• pröystäillä• puhua suuria• pöyhistellä• pöyhkeillä• raikua• rehvastella• rehennellä• kehuskella• kehuskelu• kehua• kantautua• kantaa• kerskua• kerskailla• kerskaus• kerskailu• kerskata• kiiriä• leuhkia• levennellä• leveillä• kaikua• kahinoida• kajahtaa• kajahdella• mahtailla• ylpeillä• ylpeillä jollakin• ylvästellä• kukkoilla• kuulua• komeilla• kopeilla* * *bəust 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) kerskua2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) kerskailu(n aihe)- boastful- boastfully
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I [bəʊst]nome vanto m., vanteria f.II 1. [bəʊst]verbo transitivo vantare2.verbo intransitivo vantarsi, gloriarsi ( about di)* * *[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) vantarsi2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) vanto- boastful- boastfully
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- boasting* * *[bəʊst]1. n2. vt(possession, achievement) vantare3. vito boast (about or of) — vantarsi (di)
* * *boast /bəʊst/n.2 vanto; motivo di orgoglio: It is my proud boast that…, mi faccio vanto di…; to make boast of st., farsi vanto di qc.(to) boast (1) /bəʊst/A v. i.B v. t.vantare: Our town boasts a Roman theatre, la nostra città vanta un teatro romano.(to) boast (2) /bəʊst/v. t.(scult.) sbozzareboaster (2)n.(scult.) scalpello da sbozzo* * *I [bəʊst]nome vanto m., vanteria f.II 1. [bəʊst]verbo transitivo vantare2.verbo intransitivo vantarsi, gloriarsi ( about di) -
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[bəust] 1. vi2. vt ( fig)to boast (about/of) — chwalić się or przechwalać się ( +instr)
szczycić się +instr* * *[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) chełpić się2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) chełpienie się- boastful- boastfully
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[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) lielīties; dižoties2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) lielīšanās; dižošanās- boastful- boastfully
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- boasting* * *lielīšanās, plātīšanās, dižošanās; lepnums; lielīties, dižoties, plātīties; lepoties -
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[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) girtis2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) gyrimasis- boastful- boastfully
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n. skryt; stolthet--------v. skryta, yvas* * *[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) skryta2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) skryt- boastful- boastfully
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[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) vychloubat se2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) chlouba- boastful- boastfully
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[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) chváliť sa2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) pýcha- boastful- boastfully
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- boasting* * *• vychvalovat sa• pýšit sa• pýcha
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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
talk big — talk boastfully, brag He is always talking big but nobody believes what he says … Idioms and examples
talk big — (informal).See boast verb sense 1. → talk * * * phrasal : to talk boastfully or bombastically here was an unknown … who talked big but could he deliver Neal Stanford people have come to country towns, talked big or tried to organize fantastic… … Useful english dictionary
talk — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by to, with) converse or communicate ideas by spoken words. 2 intr. have the power of speech. 3 intr. (foll. by about) a have as the subject of discussion. b (in imper.) colloq. as an emphatic statement (talk about … Useful english dictionary
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