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хва́статься — meaning in English

khvastatsya

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English meaning

  • boast noun A statement that shows off one's own achievements or qualities; a brag.
  • brag verb To talk about your own achievements, possessions, or abilities with excessive pride.
  • brandish verb To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.
  • flex verb To bend a joint or tighten a muscle, often to show strength.
  • swagger verb To walk or behave with a bold, confident, slightly showy manner.

Senses

хва́статься is used for these senses in English:

  • boast (intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.
  • 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.
  • brandish (transitive) To bear something with ostentatious show.
  • flex (intransitive, slang) To flaunt one's superiority; to show off.
  • swagger To boast or brag noisily; to bluster; to bully.

boast — full definition

  1. noun A statement that shows off one's own achievements or qualities; a brag.
  2. verb To talk with excessive pride about oneself or one's achievements.
  3. verb To have (something impressive) as a feature; to be proud to possess.

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