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21 бахвал
/bɐˈxvaɫ/
braggart, boaster -
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м. разг.braggart, boaster -
23 фанфарон
м.braggart, fanfaron -
24 хвастун
м.boaster, braggart -
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ж.boaster, braggart -
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муж.; разг.braggart, boaster -
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мbraggart, loudmouth -
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м разгboaster derog, редк braggart -
30 хвастливый
boastful имя прилагательное:vapourish (хвастливый, страдающий ипохондрией)vapouring (хвастливый, высокопарный) -
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32 бахвал
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33 хвастун
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34 как за каменной стеной
как (будто, словно, точно) за каменной стеной ( за кем) (жить, быть, чувствовать себя и т. п.)разг.be safe behind smb. as if behind a stone (brick) wall; smb. is reliable as a rock (as a stone (brick) wall); cf. <as> safe as housesПодхалюзин.
А всё-таки, по моему глупому рассуждению, пристроить бы до поры до времени Алимпияду Самсоновну за хорошего человека; так уж тогда будет она, по крайности, как за каменной стеной-с. (А. Островский, Свои люди - сочтёмся) — Podkhalyuzin. But all the same, according to my foolish way of reasoning, you should settle Olimpiada Samsonovna in good time upon a good man; and then she will be, at any rate, as if behind a stone wall, sir.- Бывший полковой адъютант. Форсун. Но исполнительный, по крайней мере - в тылу. - Ты, говорит военком, будешь за ним как за каменной стеной. (К. Федин, Необыкновенное лето) — 'Formerly he was a regiment adjutant. A braggart. But he seems to carry out orders all right - at least here in the rear.' 'The Military Commissar says he's as reliable as a brick wall.'
- Всё моё хозяйство в его руках, все сто двадцать четыре души. Не фельдфебель, а золото, за ним я как за каменной стеной. (Л. Соболев, Капитальный ремонт) — 'He runs the whole business for me, all the hundred and twenty-four souls. He's worth his weight in gold, reliable as a rock.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как за каменной стеной
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35 хвастливый
1. boastful2. braggart3. bully4. vainglorious
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Braggart — Brag gart, n. [OF. bragard flaunting, vain, bragging. See {Brag}, v. i.] A boaster. [1913 Webster] O, I could play the woman with mine eyes, And braggart with my tongue. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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braggart — index inflated (vain), pretentious (pompous), proud (conceited) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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braggart — noun Date: circa 1577 a loud arrogant boaster • braggart adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
braggart — noun Jeff is a prodigious braggart and a liar Syn: boaster, bragger, swaggerer, egotist; informal big head, loudmouth, show off, showboat, blowhard … Thesaurus of popular words
braggart — braggartism, n. braggartly, adv. /brag euhrt/, n. 1. a person who does a lot of bragging. adj. 2. bragging; boastful. [1570 80; BRAG + ART] Syn. bragger, boaster; blow hard. * * * … Universalium