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1 vanter
vanter [vɑ̃te]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb[+ personne, qualité, méthode, avantage] to praise2. reflexive verb• se vanter de to pride o.s. on• se vanter d'avoir fait qch to pride o.s. on having done sth* * *vɑ̃te
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verbe transitif to praise, to extolvanter les mérites de quelqu'un/quelque chose — to speak highly of somebody/something
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se vanter verbe pronominal1) ( être un vantard) to brag (de about)2) ( s'enorgueillir)3) ( prétendre)* * *vɑ̃te vtto speak highly of, to praise* * *vanter verb table: aimerA vtr to praise [qualité, vertu, talent, personne]; tant vanté so highly praised; vanter les mérites de qn/qch to speak highly of sb/sth.B se vanter vpr1 ( être un vantard) to brag (de about); elle se vante toujours de tes succès she is always bragging about your achievements; il n'y a pas de quoi se vanter! there's nothing to brag about!; il a cassé le vase mais il ne s'en est pas vanté he broke the vase but he kept quiet about it;2 ( s'enorgueillir) se vanter de faire to pride oneself on doing; il se vante de posséder la plus belle collection au monde he prides himself on having the finest collection in the world;3 ( prétendre) se vanter de faire to make out that one does; elle se vante de tout réussir she makes out that she makes a success of everything.[vɑ̃te] verbe transitif[louer, exalter] to praise————————se vanter verbe pronominal intransitifelle l'a fait renvoyer mais elle ne s'en vante pas she had him fired, but she keeps quiet about itil n'y a pas de quoi se vanter this is nothing to be proud of ou to boast aboutsans (vouloir) me vanter, j'avais déjà compris I don't wish to boast, but I'd got the idea already -
2 fanfaronner
fanfaronner [fɑ̃faʀɔne]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb* * *fɑ̃faʀɔneverbe intransitif to boast* * *fɑ̃faʀɔne vito brag, to boast* * *fanfaronner verb table: aimer vi to boast.[fɑ̃farɔne] verbe intransitif -
3 bravache
bʀavaʃ nm* * *A adj [personne] blustering.B nmf show-off○, braggart†; faire le bravache to brag.[bravaʃ] adjectif————————[bravaʃ] nom masculin -
4 braguette
braguette [bʀagεt]feminine noun[de pantalon] flies* * *bʀagɛtnom féminin flies GB (pl), fly US* * *bʀaɡɛt nffly, flies pl Grande-Bretagne zipper USA* * *[bragɛt] nom féminin -
5 faraud
faʀo, od faraud, -e1. adj(air) smug2. nm/f* * *A adj smug, full of oneself ( jamais épith).B nm,f braggart; faire le faraud to throw one's weight around.————————, faraude [faro, od] nom masculin, nom féminin -
6 rodomontade
[rɔdɔmɔ̃tad] nom féminin -
7 gasconnade
gasconnade nf ( histoire) boast, boastful story; ( vantardise) bragging ¢; dire des gasconnades to brag. -
8 se vanter
vɑ̃te vpr/vito boast, to bragse vanter de — to pride o.s. on, péjoratif to boast of
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9 bourreur
I.n. m.1. Braggart, boaster.2. Bourreur de crâne: 'Humbugger', one who tries to hood wink others.II.adj. m. 'Show-off', boastful. Il est bourreur comme pas un! He's the biggest brag around! -
10 gueulard
I.n. m.1. 'Bawler', vociferous character.2. 'Loudmouth', 'brag', braggart.3. 'Greedy guts', 'guzzler', glutton.II.adj.1. 'Loud', vociferous.2. 'Loudmouthed', 'braggy', self- congratulatory.3. Greedy, gluttonous. -
11 vanner
I.v. trans. To 'knacker', to 'jigger', to exhaust. Ah, les gosses m'ont vanné aujourd'hui! I'm proper worn out with the kids today!II.v. intrans.1. To fire snide and cutting remarks.2. To 'wisecrack', to shower liberally quips and merry ripostes.3. To 'talk big', to brag. -
12 vanneur
n. m.1. Boisterous wit, character who endlessly reels off jokes and clever repartee.2. 'Brag', boaster. -
13 vanter (de), se
boast, brag -
14 vanter, se
boast, brag, blow one’s own trumpet
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