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boasting

/ˈboʊstɪŋ/

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verb

Prahlen, angeben

To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.

Examples :

"He kept boasting about his high score on the test, even though everyone else did well too. "

Er prahlte ständig mit seinem hohen Testergebnis, obwohl alle anderen auch gut abgeschnitten hatten.

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verb

Prahlen, angeben

To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.

Examples :

"He was boasting about his high score on the test, even though everyone else did well too. "

Er prahlte mit seiner hohen Punktzahl im Test, obwohl alle anderen auch gut abgeschnitten hatten.

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verb

Prahlen, angeben

To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult.

Examples :

"Maria was boasting about her son's excellent grades. "

Maria prahlte mit den ausgezeichneten Noten ihres Sohnes.

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verb

Prahlen, angeben

To play a boast shot.

Examples :

"In squash, Maria was boasting the ball off the side wall to outmaneuver her opponent. "

Im Squash prahlte Maria mit dem Ball von der Seitenwand, um ihren Gegner auszumanövrieren.

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verb

Sich rühmen, angeben

To possess something special.

Examples :

"His family boasted a famous name."

Seine Familie rühmte sich eines berühmten Namens.

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verb

Bossieren

To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.

Examples :

"The stonemason was boasting the rough block of limestone, carefully removing excess material with his wide chisel. "

Der Steinmetz bossierte den rauen Kalksteinblock und entfernte sorgfältig überschüssiges Material mit seinem breiten Meißel.

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verb

Vorskizzieren, grob formen

(sculpting) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required.

Examples :

"The sculptor started by boasting the large block of marble, removing the excess stone to create a rough outline of the statue. "

Der Bildhauer begann damit, den großen Marmorblock vorzuskizzieren und das überschüssige Gestein zu entfernen, um einen groben Umriss der Statue zu erstellen.

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noun

Prahlen, Angeberei

The making of boasts.

Examples :

"His boasting about his high score on the math test was annoying to his classmates. "

Sein Prahlen mit seinem hohen Ergebnis im Mathetest war für seine Klassenkameraden nervig.

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