boasted in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for boasted in the English»French Dictionary

I.boast [Brit bəʊst, Am boʊst] N

1. boast:

boast

vantardise f

it is his boast that he is never late

il se vante de ne jamais être en retard

it was an empty or idle boast

c'était du bluff

it is our proud boast that…

nous sommes fiers que…

2. boast SPORTS (in squash):

boast

double-mur m

II.boast [Brit bəʊst, Am boʊst] VB trans

the town boasts a beautiful church

la ville s'enorgueillit d'une belle église

the computer boasts two floppy disk drives

l'ordinateur est équipé de deux lecteurs de disquettes

‘I have six medals’, she boasted

‘j'ai six médailles’, dit-elle en fanfaronnant

III.boast [Brit bəʊst, Am boʊst] VB intr

1. boast:

boast

se vanter (about de)

to boast of being

se vanter d'être

she said it quite without boasting

elle l'a dit sans vouloir se vanter

without boasting

sans vouloir me/se etc vanter

nothing to boast about (sth good)

rien de bien extraordinaire

nothing to boast about (sth bad)

pas de quoi se vanter

2. boast (in squash):

boast

faire un boast

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vainglorious after n boast, assessment, ambition

plein de suffisance

idle boast, threat

vain

Translations for boasted in the French»English Dictionary

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vantardise

boast

fanfaronner

to boast

gasconnade (histoire)

boast, boastful story

faire le fanfaron

to boast

targuer

to boast (de qc sth)

se glorifier

to boast (de qc about sth, d'avoir fait about having done)

se prévaloir de succès, expérience, diplômes

to boast

boasted in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for boasted in the English»French Dictionary

I.boast [bəʊst, Am boʊst] VB intr

boast

se vanter

to boast about [or of] sth

se vanter de qc

II.boast [bəʊst, Am boʊst] VB trans

1. boast:

to boast that ...

se vanter que ...

2. boast (have):

boast university, industry

s'enorgueuillir de

boast device, feature

être équipé de

III.boast [bəʊst, Am boʊst] N

it's just a boast

c'est de la frime

my proudest boast

ma plus grande fierté

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idle boast

bluff m

Translations for boasted in the French»English Dictionary

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se vanter de qc

to boast of sth

boasted Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to boast about [or of] sth

se vanter de qc

to boast that ...

se vanter que ...

it's just a boast

c'est de la frime

my proudest boast

ma plus grande fierté

idle boast

bluff m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Her boudoir boasted a custom-made bronze bathtub monogrammed with her intertwined initials.

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The outer shell boasted a thick layer of the dark chocolate ganache studded with rich, toasted hazelnuts.

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He boasted that he earned millions and loved life in the fast lane, including making $1000 a week from arm wrestling alone.

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The property boasted a tennis court, a croquet lawn and orchards and was, and remains, a remarkable oasis in a typically dry and dusty landscape.

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A police station was also established in 1903 and the town boasted two hotels, two stores a chemist and a newsagent.

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A club's mascot is a cartoon character, often that of an animal, that symbolises some virtue boasted by the team.

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In its past the early established town boasted three general stores, butcher's, saddler's, blacksmith's and baker's shops.

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The club boasted the pleasures of yachting, bathing, tennis, croquet, concerts and receptions.

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The president boasted to attendees that "the era of empty talk is over" as he began to tick off each of his campaign promises.

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In its prime, the town boasted a millinery, a tavern, a shoe shop, and a bank.

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