Translation of bragging from English into Dutch
Adjective
self-important
showing excessive pride in achievements- His bragging attitude annoyed everyone at the party.Zijn opschepperige houding irriteerde iedereen op het feest.
Noun
self-praise
act of talking about yourself in a proud way- His constant bragging annoyed everyone.Zijn voortdurende opschepperij ergerde iedereen.
Expressions with bragging: examples in English and translations in Dutch
Synonyms and analogies of bragging in English
Examples of bragging in a sentence
The bragging tone of his speech was evident. Her bragging made her unpopular at school. Bragging about his wealth embarrassed his friends.
boastful speech
speak with excessive pride about achievements or oneself- He likes to brag about his high scores.Hij schept graag op over zijn hoge scores.
behavior
boastful talk or behavior- His brag about winning was annoying.Zijn opschepperij over het winnen was irritant.
games
- We played brag at the pub last night.We speelden brag kaartspel in de kroeg gisteravond.
proud
- He wore a brag smile after winning the race.Hij droeg een trots glimlach na het winnen van de race.
quality
- She made a brag cake for the party.Ze maakte een uitstekende taart voor het feest.
Expressions with brag: examples in English and translations in Dutch
Translations of "bragging" in Context ordered by category and frequency
The defeat took the whole team down a notch after weeks of bragging.
De nederlaag zette het hele team terug op zijn plaats na weken opscheppen.
The date went south when he started bragging about his ex-girlfriends.
De date is misgegaan toen hij begon op te scheppen over zijn ex-vriendinnen.
The promotion seriously boosted his ego; he's been bragging all week now.
De promotie heeft iemand zijn ego flink gestreeld; hij loopt de hele week te pochen.
Her constant bragging about money really turns off potential new friends.
Haar constante opschepperij over geld laat potentiële nieuwe vrienden echt afknappen.
Well, I heard they've been bragging about what happened.
Ik hoorde dat ze hebben opgeschept over wat er gebeurd is.
His bragging expression gave away his excitement about the deal.
Zijn opschepperige blik verraadde hoe enthousiast hij was over de deal.
Other translations for bragging:
- grootspraak
bragging: Examples and translations in context
Her bragging about cheating on the exam really didn't sit with us.
Haar opscheppen over spieken bij het examen viel ons echt niet goed.
People think he's full of himself because he keeps bragging about everything.
Mensen vinden hem vol van zichzelf omdat hij overal over blijft opscheppen.
He can't help bragging about his promotion whenever someone mentions work.
Hij kan het niet laten opscheppen over zijn promotie zodra iemand werk noemt.
Their bragging about bonuses struck a sour note among underpaid colleagues.
Hun opscheppen over bonussen sloeg bij onderbetaalde collega's een valse noot aan.
He tried to oversell oneself at the party, bragging about everything.
Hij probeerde zichzelf te oversellen op het feest, opscheppend over van alles.
Their constant bragging about minor successes reflects a craving for recognition.
Hun voortdurend opscheppen over kleine successen weerspiegelt een aandachtszucht naar erkenning.
I felt small after bragging, then learning she'd actually done much more.
Ik voelde me klein nadat ik opschepte en hoorde dat zij veel meer had gedaan.
He kept bragging about his promotion until we told him to give it a rest.
Hij bleef over zijn promotie opscheppen tot we zeiden dat hij nou moest ophouden.
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