noun🔗ShareVantardise, fanfaronnadeA brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself."His constant boasts about his high test scores annoyed his classmates. "Ses constantes vantardises concernant ses excellentes notes agacent ses camarades de classe.characterattitudecommunicationlanguagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVantardise, fanfaronnadeSomething that one brags about."It was his regular boast that he could eat two full English breakfasts in one sitting."C'était sa vantardise habituelle de pouvoir manger deux petits déjeuners anglais complets en une seule fois.characterachievementvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCoup où la balle est frappée contre une paroi latérale avant de frapper la paroi avantA shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and then strikes the front wall."He won the squash game with a series of skillful boasts. "Il a gagné le match de squash grâce à une série de coups habiles.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe vanter, se glorifierTo brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself."My brother often boasts about how many points he scored in the basketball game. "Mon frère se vante souvent du nombre de points qu'il a marqués au match de basket.characterattitudeactionlanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe vanter, se glorifierTo speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol."The restaurant boasts that it uses only locally sourced ingredients. "Le restaurant se vante d'utiliser uniquement des ingrédients locaux.attitudecharactercommunicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe vanter, se glorifierTo speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult."My grandmother often boasts about my academic achievements to her friends. "Ma grand-mère se vante souvent de mes réussites scolaires auprès de ses amis.languagecommunicationattitudecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareJouer un coup de vantardiseTo play a boast shot."The squash player often boasts to get the ball behind his opponent when he's near the front of the court. "Le joueur de squash joue souvent un coup de vantardise pour envoyer la balle derrière son adversaire lorsqu'il est près du devant du court.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePosséder, se vanter deTo possess something special."His family boasted a famous name."Sa famille se vantait d'un nom célèbre.qualityachievementabilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTaillerTo dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel."The stonemason boasts the granite block, carefully smoothing its surface with his broad chisel. "Le tailleur de pierre taille le bloc de granit, lissant soigneusement sa surface avec son large ciseau.architecturematerialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉbaucher, dégrossir(sculpting) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required."The sculptor boasts the marble block with a chisel, removing large chunks to create the rough outline of the horse. "Le sculpteur ébauche le bloc de marbre avec un ciseau, enlevant de gros morceaux pour créer les grandes lignes du cheval.artworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
