boast in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for boast 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 boast 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

boast in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for boast 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 boast in the French»English Dictionary

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se vanter de qc

to boast of sth

boast 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

It boasts of its various awards and recognition in different fields of education.

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By 1885 the settlement boasted a population of 50 with two churches, one gristmill, one school and two stores.

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Even so, the village boasts a pepper factory and a winery, scheduled to open in 2008.

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A large grassy area just behind the beach boasts mature trees, shading numerous picnic spots and a playground.

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In its heyday, the town boasted government offices, saloons, stores and a brewery, and housed 5,000 people or more.

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He went on to build a fishing empire that boasted the largest fleet of trawling smacks in the world.

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They were undefeated, boasting a 12-0 record, including 8-0 in conference play.

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It boasts hills for skiing, snowboarding, and snowing tubing.

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It boasts a large collection of art installed around the campus, both inside and out.

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It boasts one of the original long disc golf courses, with some holes measuring more than 500 feet in length.

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