boast

boast
1. intransitive verb
prahlen (of, about mit)
2. transitive verb
prahlen mit; (possess) sich rühmen (+ Gen.)
3. noun
1) Prahlerei, die
2) (cause of pride) Stolz, der
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[bəust] 1. verb
(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) prahlen
2. noun
(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) die Prahlerei
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- boastfully
- boastfulness
- boasting
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boast
[bəʊst, AM boʊst]
I. vi (pej) prahlen pej, angeben pej fam
to \boast about [or of] sth mit etw dat angeben, sich akk mit etw dat brüsten geh
to \boast that ... damit angeben, dass ...
II. vt
to \boast sth
1. (say boastfully) etw prahlerisch verkünden
2. (possess) sich akk einer S. gen rühmen
III. n (pej) großspurige Behauptung pej
to be an empty \boast reine Angeberei sein fam
it is sb's proud \boast that ... jd tut sich dat viel darauf zugute, dass ... geh
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[bəʊst]
1. n
1) Prahlerei f
2) (= source of pride) Stolz m

it is their boast that ... — sie rühmen sich, dass ...

2. vi
prahlen (about, of mit to sb jdm gegenüber)

without boasting, without wishing to boast — ohne zu prahlen

3. vt
1) (= possess) sich rühmen (+gen) (geh)
2) (= say boastfully) prahlen
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boast1 [bəʊst]
A s
1. 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 her
C v/t
1. mit etwas prahlen:
boast that … damit prahlen, dass …
2. sich des Besitzes einer Sache rühmen (können), aufzuweisen haben, sein Eigen nennen
boast2 [bəʊst] v/t
1. Steine roh behauen
2. Bildhauerei: aus dem Groben arbeiten
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1. intransitive verb
prahlen (of, about mit)
2. transitive verb
prahlen mit; (possess) sich rühmen (+ Gen.)
3. noun
1) Prahlerei, die
2) (cause of pride) Stolz, der
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(of) v.
renommieren (mit) v. (of, about) v.
prahlen (mit) v. v.
angeben (mit) v.
aufweisen (Erfolge etc.) v.

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