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blowhard

 
(blō'härd') pronunciation
n. Informal
A boaster or braggart.


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IN BRIEF: n. - A very boastful and talkative person.

Tutor's tip: A "blowhard" is a braggart, while to "blow hard" is to forcibly expel one's breath.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skryder, pralhals
adj. - pralende, stortalende, storskrydende

Nederlands (Dutch)
braniemaker

Français (French)
n. - (US) vantard
adj. - bavard, vantard (arg)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Aufschneider
adj. - eine angeberische und geschwätzige Person

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καυχησιάρης

Italiano (Italian)
spaccone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - convencido (fig.)

Русский (Russian)
хвастун

Español (Spanish)
n. - individuo fanfarrón o que se hace el valentón
adj. - fanfarrón, valentón

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skrytmåns, skrävlare

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
吹牛专家, 说大话的, 吹牛的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 吹牛專家
adj. - 說大話的, 吹牛的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 허풍선이
adj. - 허풍선이의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 自慢屋

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) متفاخر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רברבן, גאוותן‬
adj. - ‮מנופח, גאה‬


 
 

 

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