| Formas compostas: |
| blow your own trumpet v expr | figurative (boast, be self-congratulatory) | vangloriar-se vp |
| bluster vi | figurative (behave arrogantly) | fanfarronar, blasonar v int |
| | | jactar-se, vangloriar-se vp |
| | My brother always blusters about his plans but never ends up doing anything. |
| boast vi | (brag) | gabar-se vp |
| | | contar vantagem expres v |
| | (formal, literário) | jactar-se, vangloriar-se vp |
| | I don't like to talk to Terrence because he always boasts. |
| | Não gosto de falar com o Terrence porque ele está sempre se gabando. |
| | Não gosto de falar com o Terrence porque ele está sempre contando vantagem. |
| boast about sth/sb vi + prep | (speak proudly) | gabar-se de vp + prep |
| | (formal, literário) | vangloriar-se de vp + prep |
| | I'm so bored of Tom boasting about his new car. |
| | Jillian is boasting about her children again. |
| | Estou tão cansado de Tom se gabando de seu carro novo. // Jillian está se gabando dos filhos outra vez. |
| boast of doing sth v expr | (claim to have done sth) | jactar-se, gabar-se, vangloriar-se vp |
| | He boasted of once catching the biggest trout ever recorded. |
| | Ele se jactou de apanhar a maior truta alguma vez registrada. |
| brag vi | (talk boastfully) | gabar-se vp |
| | | vangloriar-se vp |
| | (informal) | contar vantagem vt + sf |
| | I don't want to be friends with someone who always brags. |
| | Eu não quero ser amigo de alguém que sempre se gaba. |
| brag about sth/sb vi + prep | (talk boastfully) | gabar-se vp |
| | | vangloriar-se vp |
| | He is always bragging about his wealth. |
| | Ele está sempre se gabando sobre sua riqueza. |
| brag that vtr | (with clause: boast) | gabar-se vp |
| | | vangloriar-se vp |
| | John bragged that he owned ten motorcycles. |
| | John gabou-se de que tinha dez motocicletas. |
| gloat vi | (show self-satisfaction) | vangloriar-se, regozijar-se vp |
| | | olhar perversamente expres v |
| | | regozijar-se com desgraça alheia expres v |
| | You shouldn't gloat till you see how well the others have done. |
| show off vi phrasal | informal (behave boastfully) (informal) | mostrar-se vp |
| | (formal) | vangloriar-se vp |
| | (formal) | ostentar-se vp |
| | | exibir-se vp |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun. |
| | He's showing off to impress her. |
| | Ele está se mostrando para impressioná-la. |
strut around,
also UK: strut about vi + adv | (go about self-importantly) | vangloriar-se vp |
| | | pavonear vt |
| | | ser arrogante expres v |
| | The bully was strutting around the playground as if he owned the place. |
| | The boxer strutted about as if he had just won the title. |
| swagger vi | (behave self-importantly) | vangloriar-se, gabar-se vp |
| | Andy swaggers whenever he's near women. |
| | Andy se vangloria sempre que está perto de mulheres. |
| talk big v expr | US, slang (boast) | gabar-se, vangloriar-se vp |
| | | falar demais, contar vantagem v int |
| | He talks big, but he's not really such a great golfer. |