angeben — meaning in English
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English meaning
- boast noun A statement that shows off one's own achievements or qualities; a brag.
- boasting noun Talk that shows excessive pride in oneself; bragging.
- brag verb To talk about your own achievements, possessions, or abilities with excessive pride.
- gloat verb To show obvious, often smug pleasure at your own success or at someone else's failure.
- swagger verb To walk or behave with a bold, confident, slightly showy manner.
Senses
angeben is used for these senses in English:
- boast (intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.
- boasting (uncountable) The making of boasts.
- brag (intransitive, often with of) To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done; often as an attempt to popularize oneself.
- gloat To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel.
- show off (transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To attract attention to for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism; to demonstrate a skill, talent or property for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism.
- swagger To boast or brag noisily; to bluster; to bully.
boast — full definition
- noun A statement that shows off one's own achievements or qualities; a brag.
- verb To talk with excessive pride about oneself or one's achievements.
- verb To have (something impressive) as a feature; to be proud to possess.