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bragging

/ˈbræɡɪŋ/

bragging about

braggingnoun

Translations

vantardise

His constant bragging about his new car annoyed everyone at the party.

Sa vantardise constante au sujet de sa nouvelle voiture agaçait tout le monde à la fête.

Additional translations

fanfaronnadePlus soutenu; souligne une vantardise ostentatoire.

Definitions

The act of talking about one's achievements or possessions in a way that shows too much pride.

His constant bragging about his new car annoyed everyone at the party.

Synonyms

showing off

bragginggerund / present participle

/ˈbræɡɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something characterized by boastfulness.

Translations

vantardAu sens de quelqu’un qui se vante excessivement.

Her bragging attitude quickly alienated her teammates.

Son attitude vantarde a rapidement éloigné ses coéquipiers.

Additional translations

fanfaronPlus familier et parfois plus péjoratif.

Definitions

Displaying excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements; boastful.

Her bragging attitude quickly alienated her teammates.

bragverb

bragging

ing-form

bragged

Past Simple

bragged

Past Participle

bragging

ing-form

/bræɡ/

Translations

se vanter

He would often brag about his achievements at work, even when no one asked.

Il aimait souvent se vanter de ses réussites au travail, même quand personne ne le lui demandait.

Additional translations

se targuerPlus soutenu.

Definitions

To talk about oneself or something related to oneself in a way that shows too much pride or self-satisfaction.

He would often brag about his achievements at work, even when no one asked.

Synonyms

vaunt

pride oneself

boast

gloat

show off

blow one's own horn

Antonyms

deprecate

downplay

humble

bragnoun

Definitions

Boastful talk or a boastful statement or claim.

His brag about winning the competition annoyed everyone at the party.

A British card game similar to poker, especially the variant known as three-card brag.

After dinner, they sat around the table playing brag for small stakes.

bragadjective

Definitions

Excellent; first-rate (chiefly dialectal or archaic).

This is a brag piece of workmanship.