Engelsk navneord: boast | |||
1. | boast (om kommunikation) speaking of yourself in superlatives | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | boasting, jactitation, self-praise | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | speech act | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bluster, brag, braggadocio, bragging, crow, crowing, gasconade, line-shooting, rhodomontade, rodomontade, self-assertion, vaporing, vaunt | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: boast | |||
1. | boast (om kommunikation) show off | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | blow, bluster, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE. Somebody ----s to somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate | ||
Mere specifikke termer | crow, gloat, puff, triumph | ||
2. | boast (om tilstand) wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She was sporting a new hat. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | feature, sport | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | feature, have | ||