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"To brag" in Russian

Russian word of the day | May 22, 2020 (see all)
хва́статься
[ hvás-ta-tsa ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Instumental
Perfective - похва́статься
to brag, to boast

Examples of "To brag" in Russian

  • Не хочу́ хва́статься, но е́сли бы не я́, ничего́ бы э́того не́ было.

    nye ha-chú hvás-ta-tsa, no yés-lee by nye ya, nee-chee-vó by é-ta-va nyé by-la

    I don’t want to brag, but if it was not for me, nothing of that would have happened.

  • Они́ хва́стаются друг дру́гу свои́ми побе́дами.

    a-née hvás-ta-yu-tsa druk drú-gu sva-ée-mee pa-byé-da-mee

    They boast to each other of their victories.

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