brag

brag
1. intransitive verb,
-gg- prahlen (about mit)
2. transitive verb,
-gg- prahlen

he brags that he has a Rolls Royce — er prahlt damit, dass er einen Rolls-Royce hat

* * *
[bræɡ]
past tense, past participle - bragged; verb
(to boast.) prahlen
* * *
brag
<-gg->
[bræg]
I. vi
to \brag [about sth] [mit etw dat] prahlen [o angeben
II. vt
to \brag that ... damit prahlen [o angeben], dass ...
* * *
[brg]
1. vi
prahlen, angeben (about, of mit)
2. vt
prahlen

to brag that — prahlen, dass, damit angeben, dass

3. n
1) (= boast) Prahlerei f, Angeberei f
2)
See:
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* * *
brag [bræɡ]
A s
1. Prahlerei f (auch Äußerung etc)
2. boast1 A 2
3. braggart A
4. HIST pokerähnliches Kartenspiel
B v/i prahlen (about, of mit):
that’s nothing to brag about das ist nichts Rühmenswertes
C v/t brag that … damit prahlen, dass …
* * *
1. intransitive verb,
-gg- prahlen (about mit)
2. transitive verb,
-gg- prahlen

he brags that he has a Rolls Royce — er prahlt damit, dass er einen Rolls-Royce hat

* * *
(of, about) v.
angeben (mit) v.
prahlen (mit) v.

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