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Boast

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

bəʊst

Definitions

A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
Something that one brags about.
A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and then strikes the front wall.

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Afrikaansspog

العربيةالمفخرة تباهى

Azərbaycan dililovğalanmaq lovğalıq maxtanmaqöyünmək

Беларускаяхвалі́цца

Catalàostentació presumir vanar-sevantar vantar-se

Češtinachlouba chlubit se samochvála

Cymraegbost brol brolioymffrostio

Ελληνικάκαύχημα κομπάζω υπερηφανεύομαι

فارسیبوش لاف

Suomikerskailla kerskua lesottaaleuhkia omakehu rehennellä

Gaeilgebraig

Gàidhligbòst

Galegoborrear chufa chufarfanfarrada fanfarronada gabar gabo regoldo

עבריתהתפאר

Magyarfelvág henceg hencegéskérkedik nagyzol

Հայերենպարծենալ

Íslenskagort mont sjálfshól

Italianoguasconeria vantare vantarsivanteria vanto

日本語力む夸自慢自慢する訏誇

ភាសាខ្មែរបង្អួត បំផ្លើស អួត

한국어施訏 뽐내다자랑 자랑하다 자만하다

Kurdîbost Gabar

Latinaglorior vanito

ລາວຄຸຍໂຕ ຄຸຍໂມ້ເວົ້າອາດ

Lietuviųdidžiuotis

Македонскисе фали фалење

മലയാളംപൊങ്ങച്ചം വീമ്പടിക്കുക വീമ്പ്

မြန်မာကြွား ဝင်း ဝါ

Nederlandsopscheppen opschepperij

Polskichlubić się chwalić się przechwalać sięsamochwalstwo szczycić się

Portuguêsexibir-se gabar gabar-sejactar jactar-se ostentação ostentar vangloriar-se

Românăfanfaronadă lăudăroșenie

Русскийбахвалиться бахвальство самохвальствохвали́ться хвастать хвастаться хвастовство́

Svenskaskrävla skryt skryta

తెలుగుగప్పాలు

ไทยโม่

Türkçeböbürlenme böbürlenmek iftihar etmekÖvünç övünce övünme övünmek

Українськахвали́тися хвальба́хва́статисяхизуватися

Tiếng Việtkhoác lác khóe khoe khoangnói khoác

Examples

“It was his regular boast that he could eat ⟳ two full English breakfasts in one sitting.”

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Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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