Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - brag
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(brags, bragging, bragged) If you brag, you say in a very proud way that you have something or have done something. He’s always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer... He’ll probably go around bragging to his friends... The chairman never tires of bragging that he and Mr. McCormack are old friends. = boast VERB: V about n, V to n, V that, also V with quote, V c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. a pompous or boastful statement 2. arrogant talk or manner ; cockiness 3. ~gart II. verb (~ged; ~ging) Date: 14th century intransitive verb to talk boastfully always ~ging about his success transitive verb to assert boastfully Synonyms: see boast • ~ger noun • ~gy adjective III. adjective (~ger; ~gest) Date: 1836 first-rate ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v. (bragged, bragging) 1 intr. talk boastfully. 2 tr. boast about. --n. 1 a card-game like poker. 2 a boastful statement; boastful talk. Derivatives bragger n. braggingly adv. Etymology: ME, orig. adj., = spirited, boastful: orig. unkn. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. noun 1) хвастовство 2) хвастун 2. v. хвастаться, бахвалиться, кичиться (about/of - о чем-л.) I do hate the way Bill brags about his new car. Bill brags of owning the biggest car in the neighbourhood. Syn: see boast ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 14c., braggen, origin obscure, perhaps related to bray of a trumpet. Braggadocio is Spenser's coinage, 1590, from brag, with ending by analogy to the It. words then in vogue. Braggart (1577) though influenced by brag is a different word, from M.Fr. braguer "to show off clothes, especially breeches," from brague "breeches" (see bracket). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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