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Meanings of boast in English

Portuguese
ostentamento
Catalan
autobombo

Speaking of yourself in superlatives.

ostentamento
Portuguese
vangloriar-se
Catalan
gallejar
Spanish
alardear

To show off.

vangloriar-se
Portuguese
constar
Catalan
gallejar

Wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner.

constar
Usage of boast in English
1
Salt-N-Pepa boast a friendship and working relationship that has spanned 30 years.
Ebony
2
But it was a good performance. He allowed himself this small boast.
Strange Sweet Song
3
Maria Theresa could hardly allow such a boast to pass without comment.
Wired
4
It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.
Pride and Prejudice
5
That boast was at the very heart of their Project Fear campaign.
The Guardian
6
It sounds more like a simple statement of fact than a boast.
BBC
7
Few of the billets or tents in France boast of a stove.
Soldier Silhouettes on Our Front
8
The bedroom suites come fully furnished and boast period charm in abundance.
News.com.au
9
Both teams boast comparable assets and labour and both have similar misgivings.
The Irish Times
10
Governments have been able to boast that we can have it all.
The Irish Times
11
They also boast of the legislation that's in place to protect women.
The South African
12
Well said the wise king: Let no one boast of the morrow.
The Bible in Spain / Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonm...
13
It's a proud national boast that the Irish are a musical people.
The Irish Times
14
Nor am I going to boast; for I have made no conquests.
The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac
15
They boast that in a fight one Gaul is worth ten Italians.
Julian
16
Meanwhile, the pastor can also boast a fleet of four private planes.
The South African
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Boast through the time
Boast across language varieties
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Common
United Kingdom
Common
Australia
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