bragging

ˈbræɡɪŋ
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Translation of bragging into German,

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Adjective

self-important

showing excessive pride in achievements
  • His bragging attitude annoyed everyone at the party.Seine prahlerische Haltung nervte alle auf der Party.

Noun

self-praise

act of talking about yourself in a proud way
  • His constant bragging annoyed everyone.Sein ständiges Prahlen nervte alle.
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Expressions with bragging: examples in English and translations in German

Ruhm
The team earned bragging rights after beating their rivals.

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.
brag
bræɡ
bragged
Verb
intr.

boastful speech

speak with excessive pride about achievements or oneself
  • He likes to brag about his high scores.Er gibt gerne mit seinen hohen Punktzahlen an.
Noun
1.

behavior

boastful talk or behavior
  • His brag about winning was annoying.Sein Prahlen über den Sieg war nervig.
2.

games

RareUK
card game similar to poker
RareUK
Brag Kartenspiel Brag Brag-Spiel
  • We played brag at the pub last night.Wir haben gestern Abend im Pub Brag gespielt.
Adjective
1.

proud

Rare
showing excessive pride
Rare
  • He wore a brag smile after winning the race.Er hatte nach dem Sieg ein angeberisches Lächeln.
2.

quality

RareUS
exceptionally good or excellent in quality
RareUS
  • She made a brag cake for the party.Sie machte einen hervorragenden Kuchen für die Party.

Expressions with brag: examples in English and translations in German

Stolzalbum
Fotobuch
She always carries a brag book of her grandchildren.
loben
rühmen
She loves to brag on her children's successes.
ohne angeben zu wollen
Not to brag, but I aced the test.
Erfolgsliste
Leistungsliste
He proudly showed his brag sheet to his friends.

Translations of "bragging" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dasAngebennn.

Her constant bragging about money really makes me puke after a while.

Ihr ständiges Angeben mit Geld kotzt mich nach einer Weile echt an.

diePrahlereinf.

His bragging about safety seemed to set the stage for famous last words.

Seine Prahlerei über Sicherheit schien die Bühne für seine letzten Worte zu bereiten.

dieAngebereinf.

To crow about your achievements is often seen as bragging.

Mit seinen Leistungen zu prahlen wird oft als Angeberei gesehen.

Aufschneiderein.

You bragging or complaining?

Ist das Aufschneiderei oder eine Beschwerde?

dasGeprahlenn.

All this bragging about your ancestors!

All dieses Geprahle mit deinen Vorfahren!

Adjective
angeberischadj.

I might sound like I'm bragging, but I was never afraid of the challenge.

Ich könnte angeberisch klingen, aber ich hatte nie Angst vor den Herausforderungen.

prahlerischadj.

Just make sure that your tone is empathetic and helpful, instead of coming across as bragging or haughty.

Achten Sie nur darauf, dass Ihr Tonfall einfühlsam und hilfreich ist, anstatt prahlerisch oder hochmütig zu wirken.

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bragging: Examples and translations in context

Her bragging about her grades made quieter students feel dismissed.

Ihr Angeben über ihre Noten ließ ruhigere Schüler unter den Tisch fallen.

In social settings, constant bragging typically leads to awkward conversations.

In sozialen Umgebungen führt ständiges Angeben typischerweise zu peinlichen Gesprächen.

He's nice, but his bragging really gets on my wick sometimes.

Er ist nett, aber sein ständiges Angeben geht mir manchmal auf die Nerven.

During the meeting, her bragging overshadowed the important topics we needed to discuss.

Während der Besprechung überschattete ihr Angeben die wichtigen Themen, die wir besprechen mussten.

His constant bragging felt like a put-on to cover his insecurities.

Sein ständiges Angeben wirkte wie eine Masche, um seine Unsicherheiten zu verbergen.

Not that I'm bragging about myself, but...

Nicht, dass ich mit mir selbst angeben will, aber...

She couldn't stand his constant bragging about his expensive car.

Sie konnte sein ständiges Angeben über sein teures Auto nicht ertragen.

I'm not bragging, but I had a good living...

Ich will ja nicht angeben, aber ich lebte ganz gut...

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