Polyglot Dictionary

se vanter

/sə vɑ̃te/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
se vante
past
s'est vanté
perfect
vanté

Meaning

  1. to boast

    • Il se vante toujours de ses exploits.

      He always boasts about his achievements.

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Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

alardear

alardear is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to boast."

Practice

1 What does se vanter mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il se ___ toujours de ses exploits.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches se vanter?

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