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1 boastful
['bəʊstfl]* * *adjective presuntuoso* * *boastful /ˈbəʊstfl/a.vanaglorioso; presuntuoso; tronfioboastfullyavv.presuntuosamente; in modo tronfioboastfulnessn. [u]vanagloria; millanteria; presunzione.* * *['bəʊstfl] -
2 boastful boast·ful adj
['bəʊstfʊl]pieno (-a) di sé, che si vanta sempre -
3 blustering
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4 immodest
[ɪ'mɒdɪst]1) (boastful) immodesto2) (improper) indecente* * *[i'modist](shameless or indecent; not modest.) immodesto, spudorato- immodesty* * *immodest /ɪˈmɒdɪst/a.1 immodesto; impudico; impudente; sfacciato; spudoratoimmodestyn. [u]1 immodestia; impudicizia; impudenza; sfacciataggine; spudoratezza2 indecenza; indecorosità.* * *[ɪ'mɒdɪst]1) (boastful) immodesto2) (improper) indecente -
5 swank
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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['swæŋkɪ]aggettivo colloq.1) (posh) [car, hotel] alla moda, sciccoso2) (boastful) [ person] borioso, sbruffone* * *adjective (fashionable and expensive: a swanky restaurant.) elegante, alla moda* * *swanky /ˈswæŋkɪ/a. (fam.)1 borioso; pieno di arie2 elegante; vistoso; sgargiante; chicswankily avv. swankiness n. [u].* * *['swæŋkɪ]aggettivo colloq.1) (posh) [car, hotel] alla moda, sciccoso2) (boastful) [ person] borioso, sbruffone -
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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) -
8 boastfully
['bəʊstfəlɪ]avverbio presuntuosamente* * *adverb con vanteria* * *boastfully► boastful* * *['bəʊstfəlɪ]avverbio presuntuosamente -
9 boastfulness
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10 hot air
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11 immodest im·mod·est adj
[ɪ'mɒdɪst](indecent) indecente, (boastful) immodesto (-a)
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