boast

I [bəʊst]

nome vanto m., vanteria f.

II 1. [bəʊst]

verbo transitivo vantare

the town boasts a beautiful church — la città vanta una bellissima chiesa

2.

verbo intransitivo vantarsi, gloriarsi (about di)

to boast of being — vantarsi di essere

nothing to boast about — niente di cui vantarsi

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[bəust] 1. verb

(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) vantarsi

2. noun

(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) vanto

- boastful

- boastfully
- boastfulness
- boasting

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[bəʊst]

1. n

vanteria

it is his boast that he's never lost a match — si fa vanto di non aver mai perso un incontro

2. vt

(possession, achievement) vantare

the country boasts many tourist attractions — il paese vanta numerosi luoghi d'interesse turistico

the village boasted only one small store — nel paese c'era solo un negozietto

3. vi

to boast (about or of) — vantarsi (di)

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boast /bəʊst/

n.

1 vanteria; millanteria: an idle boast, una vuota vanteria

2 vanto; motivo di orgoglio: It is my proud boast that…, mi faccio vanto di…; to make boast of st., farsi vanto di qc.

(to) boast (1) /bəʊst/

A v. i.

vantarsi; gloriarsi; millantarsi: to boast about st., vantarsi di qc.

B v. t.

vantare: Our town boasts a Roman theatre, la nostra città vanta un teatro romano.

(to) boast (2) /bəʊst/

v. t.

(scult.) sbozzare

boaster (2)

n.

(scult.) scalpello da sbozzo

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I [bəʊst]

nome vanto m., vanteria f.

II 1. [bəʊst]

verbo transitivo vantare

the town boasts a beautiful church — la città vanta una bellissima chiesa

2.

verbo intransitivo vantarsi, gloriarsi (about di)

to boast of being — vantarsi di essere

nothing to boast about — niente di cui vantarsi