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swag·ger
(swăg′ər)intr.v. swag·gered, swag·ger·ing, swag·gers
1. To walk or conduct oneself with an insolent or arrogant air.
2. To brag; boast.
n.
A swaggering manner of moving or behaving.
[Probably frequentative of swag.]
swag′ger·er n.
swag′ger·ing·ly adv.
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swagger
(ˈswæɡə)vb
1. (intr) to walk or behave in an arrogant manner
2. (often foll by: about) to brag loudly
3. (tr) rare to force, influence, etc, by blustering
n
arrogant gait, conduct, or manner
adj
informal rare Brit elegantly fashionable
[C16: probably from swag]
ˈswaggerer n
ˈswaggering adj
ˈswaggeringly adv
swagger
(ˈswæɡə) orswaggie
n
other names for swagman
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swag•ger
(ˈswæg ər)v.i.
1. to strut about with an insolent air.
2. to boast noisily; bluster.
v.t. 3. to force by blustering; bully.
n. 4. a swaggering manner; ostentatious display of arrogance.
[1580–90; probably < swag1]
swag′ger•er, n.
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swagger
Past participle: swaggered
Gerund: swaggering
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| Noun | 1. |  swagger - an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of workAustralia, Commonwealth of Australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony |
| 2. |  swagger - a proud stiff pompous gait gait - a person's manner of walking | |
| Verb | 1. | swagger - to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
| 2. | swagger - discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate | |
| 3. | swagger - act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner | |
| Adj. | 1. | swagger - (British informal) very chic; "groovy clothes" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom fashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe" |
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swagger
verb
noun
2. ostentation, show, display, showing off (informal), bluster, swashbuckling, swank (informal), braggadocio, gasconade (rare) What he needed was confidence and a bit of swagger.
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swagger
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Translations
إخْتِيال في المِشْيَهيَختالُ في مِشْيَتِه
pyšná chůzevykračovat si
spankulerespankuleren
felvágás
rigsrigsa, sveifla sér
eiti išdidžiaiišdidi eisena
iet lepni/pašapmierinātilepna/dižmanīga gaita
vykračovanie
swagger
[ˈswægəʳ]A. N
1. (in walk) → paso m decidido y arrogante, pavoneo m al caminar
to walk with a swagger → andar con paso decidido y arrogante, pavonearse al caminar
to walk with a swagger → andar con paso decidido y arrogante, pavonearse al caminar
2. (= bravado) → fanfarronería f, pavoneo m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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swagger
n (= gait) → Stolzieren nt; (= behaviour) → Angeberei f, → Großtuerei f; to walk with a swagger → stolzieren
vi
(= strut) → stolzieren; he swaggered down the street/over to our table → er stolzierte die Straße hinunter/zu unserem Tisch herüber
(= boast, act boastfully) → angeben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
swagger
(ˈswӕgə) verb to walk as though very pleased with oneself. I saw him swaggering along the street in his new suit.
noun a swaggering way of walking.
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