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I was then living with my husband, Theodore Labitte, a mason; and it's not to brag that I say it, but however much I wore out my eyes with needlework he used to beat me till he left me half-dead on the floor.Moi, j’étais alors avec mon mari Théodore Labitte, un maçon ; et ce n’est pas pour me vanter, mais j’avais beau me tuer les yeux à la couture, il me battait à me laisser morte sur le carreau.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
Without any brag, he relates the deed—"We were all lying on the grass, and having a hot time.Il explique le fait sans forfanterie : – On était couchés tous dans l’herbe. Ça buquait.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
If I were an Indian at the stake, I suppose I could brag as well as the rest of them; but, my gifts and natur' being both white, my turn is rather for doing than talking.Du reste, si j’étais un Indien attaché au poteau, je pourrais me vanter tout aussi bien qu’eux ; mais je suis blanc, tant par ma nature que par les dons que j’ai reçus du ciel, et j’aime mieux agir que de parler.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
He lets the youngsters brag away for a while, and then, during a momentary lull, he removes the pipe from his mouth, and remarks, as he knocks the ashes out against the bars:Il laisse un moment les jeunes se vanter, puis, au cours d’une accalmie passagère, il ôte sa pipe de sa bouche, et, tout en vidant les cendres contre la grille du foyer, déclare :Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateauTrois hommes dans le bateauJerome, Jerome KlapkaThree Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka
For a year they have been wasting their time in brag and politics, and we have been building great ships - oh, so many!Depuis un an, ils ont perdu du temps à parler et à faire de la politique, mais nous, nous avons construit un grand nombre de navires énormes.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
The Delaware brags of being able to see silence; let him come here, and he may feel it, in the bargain."Le Delaware se vante d’avoir vu le silence ; qu’il vienne ici, et il pourra le sentir par-dessus le marché.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Unless Colonel White was wrong, John Levy was an informer on other people and bragged about it.Sauf erreur de la part du Colonel White, John Levy était un indic et s'en vantait.Holiday, Billie,Dufty, William / Lady sings the bluesHoliday, Billie,Dufty, William / Lady sings the bluesLady sings the bluesHoliday, Billie,Dufty, William© 1956, by Eleonora Fagan and William F. Dufty.© 1984, 2003, 2009, pour la traduction francaise: Editions ParenthesesLady sings the bluesHoliday, Billie,Dufty, William© 1956, by Eleonora Fagan and William F. Dufty.
'Its bragging and brash tone was downright repulsive.« Son ton bravache et présomptueux était franchement écœurant.Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NémésisHitler. 1936-1945 NémésisKershaw, Ian© Ian Kershaw, 2000.© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
I bragged about my past and all I had done, and I told them I was going to escape.Je me vantai de tout mon passé, de tous mes exploits, et je leur dis que j’allais m’évader.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
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brag
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | bragged |
Imperative | brag |
Present Participle (Participle I) | bragging |
Past Participle (Participle II) | bragged |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I brag | we brag |
you brag | you brag |
he/she/it brags | they brag |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am bragging | we are bragging |
you are bragging | you are bragging |
he/she/it is bragging | they are bragging |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have bragged | we have bragged |
you have bragged | you have bragged |
he/she/it has bragged | they have bragged |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been bragging | we have been bragging |
you have been bragging | you have been bragging |
he/she/it has been bragging | they have been bragging |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I bragged | we bragged |
you bragged | you bragged |
he/she/it bragged | they bragged |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was bragging | we were bragging |
you were bragging | you were bragging |
he/she/it was bragging | they were bragging |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had bragged | we had bragged |
you had bragged | you had bragged |
he/she/it had bragged | they had bragged |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been bragging | we had been bragging |
you had been bragging | you had been bragging |
he/she/it had been bragging | they had been bragging |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will brag | we shall/will brag |
you will brag | you will brag |
he/she/it will brag | they will brag |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be bragging | we shall/will be bragging |
you will be bragging | you will be bragging |
he/she/it will be bragging | they will be bragging |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have bragged | we shall/will have bragged |
you will have bragged | you will have bragged |
he/she/it will have bragged | they will have bragged |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been bragging | we shall/will have been bragging |
you will have been bragging | you will have been bragging |
he/she/it will have been bragging | they will have been bragging |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would brag | we should/would brag |
you would brag | you would brag |
he/she/it would brag | they would brag |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be bragging | we should/would be bragging |
you would be bragging | you would be bragging |
he/she/it would be bragging | they would be bragging |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have bragged | we should/would have bragged |
you would have bragged | you would have bragged |
he/she/it would have bragged | they would have bragged |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been bragging | we should/would have been bragging |
you would have been bragging | you would have been bragging |
he/she/it would have been bragging | they would have been bragging |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am bragged | we are bragged |
you are bragged | you are bragged |
he/she/it is bragged | they are bragged |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being bragged | we are being bragged |
you are being bragged | you are being bragged |
he/she/it is being bragged | they are being bragged |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been bragged | we have been bragged |
you have been bragged | you have been bragged |
he/she/it has been bragged | they have been bragged |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was bragged | we were bragged |
you were bragged | you were bragged |
he/she/it was bragged | they were bragged |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being bragged | we were being bragged |
you were being bragged | you were being bragged |
he/she/it was being bragged | they were being bragged |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been bragged | we had been bragged |
you had been bragged | you had been bragged |
he/she/it had been bragged | they had been bragged |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be bragged | we shall/will be bragged |
you will be bragged | you will be bragged |
he/she/it will be bragged | they will be bragged |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been bragged | we shall/will have been bragged |
you will have been bragged | you will have been bragged |
he/she/it will have been bragged | they will have been bragged |
brag
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | brag | brags |
Possessive case | brag's | brags' |