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boast
сущ.
хвастовство
предмет гордости
гл.
хвастать(ся), кичиться, похваляться
гордиться
гл.
обтёсывать камень, придавать грубую форму; делать заготовку, шаблон (для дальнейшей обработки)
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boast
n
хвастовство с
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He looked a smart factory hand, and could not, to judge by his appearance, boast of very good health.Он смотрел удалым фабричным малым и, казалось, не мог похвастаться отличным здоровьем.Тургенев, И.С. / Записки охотника т.2Turgenev, I.S. / A Sportsman's Sketches v.2A Sportsman's Sketches v.2Turgenev, I.S.© 2006 BiblioBazaarЗаписки охотника т.2Тургенев, И.С.© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1975
And in a glass cupboard in the passage were several shillings-worth of test-tubes and chemicals, a tripod, a glass retort, and a damaged Bunsen burner, manifesting that the 'Scientific laboratory' mentioned in the prospectus was no idle boast.А в стеклянном шкафу в коридоре хранилось несколько грошовых пробирок, кое-какие химикаты, треножник, стеклянная реторта и испорченная бунзеновская горелка, свидетельствующие о том, что «научная лаборатория», указанная в проспекте, не пустые слова.Wells, Herbert George / KippsУэллс, Герберт / КиппсКиппсУэллс, Герберт© Издательство "Правда", 1964KippsWells, Herbert George© the Literary Executors of the Estate of H. G. Wells, 1905
A particularly populous Fringe World thus might boast five or six representatives, while a planet like Galloway's World was entitled to over two hundred.Самые густонаселенные Дальние Миры были представлены в Законодательном собрании пятью-шестью депутатами, а Индустриальный Мир Голвей посылал туда двести депутатов.Weber, David,White, Steve / In Death GroundВебер, Дэвид,Уайт, Стив / Земля смертиЗемля смертиВебер, Дэвид,Уайт, СтивIn Death GroundWeber, David,White, Steve© 1997 by David Weber & Steve White
"He actually seems to boast of it!"- she cried.-"Точно хвалится!" - чуть не привскочила она на стуле.Достоевский, Фёдор / ИдиотDostoevsky, Fyodor / IdiotIdiotDostoevsky, Fyodor© 2004 by Fine Creative Media, Inc.ИдиотДостоевский, Фёдор© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1971
And why should I wish to boast of it a'ter all?Да и чем мне, в сущности, бахвалиться?Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerКупер, Джеймс Фенимор / Зверобой, или Первая тропа войныЗверобой, или Первая тропа войныКупер, Джеймс Фенимор© Издательство "Детская литература", 1974The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
They said all killers wanted to boast about their killings; Simon must have longed often to tell someone how clever he had been.Все убийцы любят хвастаться своей безнаказанностью. Все эти годы Саймону, наверно, хотелось кому-нибудь похвастаться, как ловко он отделался от брата-соперника.Tey, Josephine / Brat FarrarТэй, Джозефина / МистификацияМистификацияТэй, Джозефина© Перевод. Р.С.Боброва, 2010© The National Trust, 1949© Издание на русском языке AST Publishers, 2010Brat FarrarTey, Josephine© 1950 by Elisabeth MacKintosh© renewed by R.S. Latham
As to appearance' (the doctor looked himself over with a smile) 'I am nothing to boast of there either.Насчет фигуры (лекарь с улыбкой взглянул на себя) также, кажется, нечем хвастаться.Turgenev, I.S. / A Sportsman's Sketches v.1Тургенев, И.С. / Записки охотника т.1Записки охотника т.1Тургенев, И.С.© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1975A Sportsman's Sketches v.1Turgenev, I.S.© 2006 BiblioBazaar
A clever philanderer, it was quite his pride that he did not boast of his conquests. One look at him, however, by the initiated, and the story was told.Искусный покоритель женских сердец, Линд гордился тем, что не хвастал своими победами, однако самодовольный его вид говорил сам за себя.Dreiser, Theodore / The TitanДрайзер, Теодор / ТитанТитанДрайзер, Теодор© Издательство "Правда", 1981The TitanDreiser, Theodore© 1914 by JOHN LANE COMPANY
And another thing I must tell you: they have no seemliness, they don't even want it at all; all are ruined, but they boast of their own destruction; but to return to the one Truth, they never think; and to live without God is naught but torment.И еще скажу: благообразия не имеют, даже не хотят сего; все погибли, и только каждый хвалит свою погибель, а обратиться к единой истине не помыслит; а жить без бога - одна лишь мука.Dostoevsky, Fyodor / A Raw YouthДостоевский, Фёдор / ПодростокПодростокДостоевский, Фёдор© Издательство "Советская Россия", 1979A Raw YouthDostoevsky, Fyodor
Her forehead was low, her nose rather fleshy and turned up; she could boast neither of the delicacy of her skin nor of the elegance of her hands and feet - but what did all that matter?Лоб у ней был низкий, нос несколько мясистый и вздернутый;ни тонкостью кожи, ни изяществом рук и ног она похвалиться не могла - но что все это значило?Turgenev, I.S. / The Torrents of SpringТургенев, И.С. / Вешние водыВешние водыТургенев, И.С.© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1978The Torrents of SpringTurgenev, I.S.© BiblioBazaar, LLC
That he knew everyone on the island, and that they all knew him, we soon discovered was no idle boast.Как мы вскоре убедились, его заявление о том, что он знал каждого жителя острова и все знали его, не было пустым бахвальством.Durrell, Gerald / My family and other animalsДаррелл, Джеральд / Моя семья и другие звериМоя семья и другие звериДаррелл, Джеральд© Издательство "Мир", 1971My family and other animalsDurrell, Gerald© Gerald M. Durrell, 1956© renewed Gerald M. Durrell, 1984
An idle boast, of course.Пустое хвастовство, конечно.Liss, David / The Coffee TraderЛисс, Дэвид / Торговец кофеТорговец кофеЛисс, Дэвид© И. Нелюбова, перевод, 2008© Издательский дом "Азбука-классика", 2008© 2003 by David LissThe Coffee TraderLiss, David© 2003 by David Liss
"I was boasting when I told Rakitin I had given away an onion, but it's not to boast I tell you about it.— это я Ракитке похвалилась, что луковку подала, а тебе не похвалюсь, я тебе с иной целью это скажу.Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья КарамазовыБратья КарамазовыДостоевский, Фёдор© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988The brothers KaramazovDostoevsky, Fyodor
"And you both seem inclined to boast about it!You astonish me, but I think he is more sincere than you, for you make a regular trade of it.Вы даже меня удивляете, только он искреннее вашего, а вы в решительное ремесло обратили.Достоевский, Фёдор / ИдиотDostoevsky, Fyodor / IdiotIdiotDostoevsky, Fyodor© 2004 by Fine Creative Media, Inc.ИдиотДостоевский, Фёдор© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1971
Nothing to boast of, Dmitri Fyodorovitch."Небольшая величина, Дмитрий Федорович.Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья КарамазовыБратья КарамазовыДостоевский, Фёдор© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988The brothers KaramazovDostoevsky, Fyodor
User translations
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хвастаться
translation added by Александр Гутак
Collocations
begin to brag / boast
захвастаться
boast / brag a little
прихвастнуть
brag / boast wildly
расхвастаться
boasted ashlar
пятикант
boasting chisel
зубило для околки камня
Word forms
boast
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | boast | boasts |
| Possessive case | boast's | boasts' |
boast
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | boasted |
| Imperative | boast |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | boasting |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | boasted |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I boast | we boast |
| you boast | you boast |
| he/she/it boasts | they boast |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am boasting | we are boasting |
| you are boasting | you are boasting |
| he/she/it is boasting | they are boasting |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have boasted | we have boasted |
| you have boasted | you have boasted |
| he/she/it has boasted | they have boasted |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been boasting | we have been boasting |
| you have been boasting | you have been boasting |
| he/she/it has been boasting | they have been boasting |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I boasted | we boasted |
| you boasted | you boasted |
| he/she/it boasted | they boasted |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was boasting | we were boasting |
| you were boasting | you were boasting |
| he/she/it was boasting | they were boasting |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had boasted | we had boasted |
| you had boasted | you had boasted |
| he/she/it had boasted | they had boasted |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been boasting | we had been boasting |
| you had been boasting | you had been boasting |
| he/she/it had been boasting | they had been boasting |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will boast | we shall/will boast |
| you will boast | you will boast |
| he/she/it will boast | they will boast |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be boasting | we shall/will be boasting |
| you will be boasting | you will be boasting |
| he/she/it will be boasting | they will be boasting |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have boasted | we shall/will have boasted |
| you will have boasted | you will have boasted |
| he/she/it will have boasted | they will have boasted |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been boasting | we shall/will have been boasting |
| you will have been boasting | you will have been boasting |
| he/she/it will have been boasting | they will have been boasting |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would boast | we should/would boast |
| you would boast | you would boast |
| he/she/it would boast | they would boast |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be boasting | we should/would be boasting |
| you would be boasting | you would be boasting |
| he/she/it would be boasting | they would be boasting |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have boasted | we should/would have boasted |
| you would have boasted | you would have boasted |
| he/she/it would have boasted | they would have boasted |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been boasting | we should/would have been boasting |
| you would have been boasting | you would have been boasting |
| he/she/it would have been boasting | they would have been boasting |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am boasted | we are boasted |
| you are boasted | you are boasted |
| he/she/it is boasted | they are boasted |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being boasted | we are being boasted |
| you are being boasted | you are being boasted |
| he/she/it is being boasted | they are being boasted |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been boasted | we have been boasted |
| you have been boasted | you have been boasted |
| he/she/it has been boasted | they have been boasted |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was boasted | we were boasted |
| you were boasted | you were boasted |
| he/she/it was boasted | they were boasted |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being boasted | we were being boasted |
| you were being boasted | you were being boasted |
| he/she/it was being boasted | they were being boasted |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been boasted | we had been boasted |
| you had been boasted | you had been boasted |
| he/she/it had been boasted | they had been boasted |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be boasted | we shall/will be boasted |
| you will be boasted | you will be boasted |
| he/she/it will be boasted | they will be boasted |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been boasted | we shall/will have been boasted |
| you will have been boasted | you will have been boasted |
| he/she/it will have been boasted | they will have been boasted |