Brags

/bræɡz/ verb

Definition

Talks with excessive pride about one's achievements or possessions in a way that makes others annoyed or unimpressed.

Etymology

Origin uncertain but possibly from Middle French 'braguer' or Scandinavian sources. First appeared in English around the 1500s with the meaning of boastful speech.

Kelly Says

Psychologists have found that bragging actually backfires—people like braggarts less even when their accomplishments are real, which is why humble confidence is so much more attractive!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በንብር ይነሳል
be-n-bir y-ne-sal
ARالعربية
يُباهي
yu-ba-ha-i
BNবাংলা
গর্ব করে
gorb kore
CACatalà
s'orgulleix
s-or-gul-leix
CSČeština
pýcha se
pycha se
DADansk
pryder sig
pry-der sig
DEDeutsch
prahlt
prahlt
ELΕλληνικά
υπερηφανεύεται
yf-er-efane-f-etai
ESEspañol
alardea
a-lar-dea
FAفارسی
بزرگ‌دیده
bo-zarg-di-da
FISuomi
kehuu
ke-huu
FRFrançais
se vante
se van-t
GUGU
ગર્વ કરે છે
garv kare che
HAHA
ya'a
ya-a
HEעברית
מתגאה
mit-ga-a
HIहिन्दी
घमंड करता है
gham-and kar-ta hai
HUMagyar
büszköl
bü-sz-köl
IDBahasa Indonesia
berbangga
ber-bang-ga
IGIG
brags
brags
ITItaliano
si vanta
si van-ta
JA日本語
自慢する
jiman suru
KKKK
көңілді
kon-i-ldi
KMKM
ប្រាប់
pra-ap
KO한국어
자랑한다
ja-rang-han-da
MRMR
गर्व करतो
garv kar-to
MSBahasa Melayu
berbangga
ber-bang-ga
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောကြား
pya-kya
NLNederlands
toont zich trots op
toont zich trots op
NONorsk
pryder seg
pry-der seg
PAPA
ਗਰਵ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ
garv kar-da hai
PLPolski
pochwalić się
po-chwa-l-ic sie
PTPortuguês
vasta
va-sta
RORomână
se lăuda
se la-uda
RUРусский
хвастается
hv-sta-etsya
SVSvenska
skryter sig
skry-ter sig
SWKiswahili
kufuru
ku-fu-ru
TAதமிழ்
கொண்டாட்டம் செய்கிறது
kon-da-tta-m sei-ki-ri-thu
TEతెలుగు
గర్వంగా చెబుతుంది
gar-va-nga che-bu-thu-ndi
THไทย
อวด
awd
TLTL
mamalas
ma-ma-las
TRTürkçe
kibirlenir
ki-bir-len-ir
UKУкраїнська
хваляється
hv-ly-a-etsya
URاردو
بہت خوش ہوتا ہے
be-hat khush ho-ta hai
VITiếng Việt
brag
braag
YOYO
jọ́gbọ́
joh-gboh
ZH中文
吹嘘
chuī xū
ZUZU
uhlala
u-hla-la

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