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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 < swag 1]
swag′ger•er, n.
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swagger
Past participle: swaggered
Gerund: swaggering
| Imperative |
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| swagger |
| swagger |
| Present |
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| I swagger |
| you swagger |
| he/she/it swaggers |
| we swagger |
| you swagger |
| they swagger |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I swaggered |
| you swaggered |
| he/she/it swaggered |
| we swaggered |
| you swaggered |
| they swaggered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am swaggering |
| you are swaggering |
| he/she/it is swaggering |
| we are swaggering |
| you are swaggering |
| they are swaggering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have swaggered |
| you have swaggered |
| he/she/it has swaggered |
| we have swaggered |
| you have swaggered |
| they have swaggered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was swaggering |
| you were swaggering |
| he/she/it was swaggering |
| we were swaggering |
| you were swaggering |
| they were swaggering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had swaggered |
| you had swaggered |
| he/she/it had swaggered |
| we had swaggered |
| you had swaggered |
| they had swaggered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will swagger |
| you will swagger |
| he/she/it will swagger |
| we will swagger |
| you will swagger |
| they will swagger |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have swaggered |
| you will have swaggered |
| he/she/it will have swaggered |
| we will have swaggered |
| you will have swaggered |
| they will have swaggered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be swaggering |
| you will be swaggering |
| he/she/it will be swaggering |
| we will be swaggering |
| you will be swaggering |
| they will be swaggering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been swaggering |
| you have been swaggering |
| he/she/it has been swaggering |
| we have been swaggering |
| you have been swaggering |
| they have been swaggering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been swaggering |
| you will have been swaggering |
| he/she/it will have been swaggering |
| we will have been swaggering |
| you will have been swaggering |
| they will have been swaggering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been swaggering |
| you had been swaggering |
| he/she/it had been swaggering |
| we had been swaggering |
| you had been swaggering |
| they had been swaggering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would swagger |
| you would swagger |
| he/she/it would swagger |
| we would swagger |
| you would swagger |
| they would swagger |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have swaggered |
| you would have swaggered |
| he/she/it would have swaggered |
| we would have swaggered |
| you would have swaggered |
| they would have swaggered |
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Noun 1. [画像:swagger - an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work]swagger - an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work
Australia, 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. [画像:swagger - a proud stiff pompous gait]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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
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swagger
(ˈswӕgə) verb to walk as though very pleased with oneself. I saw him swaggering along the street in his new suit. windmakerig loop يَختالُ في مِشْيَتِه перча се pavonear-se vykračovat si stolzieren spankulere κορδώνομαι contonearse; pavonearse uhkeldama فخرفروشي كردن käyskennellä se pavaner לְהֲלֵך בִּיהִירוּת अकड़ चलना, डींग मारना, शेखी बघारना šepiriti se, razmetati se parádézik berjalan gagah rigsa, sveifla sér pavoneggiarsi いばって歩く 뽀내며 걷다 eiti išdidžiai, puikuotis iet lepni/pašapmierināti jalan berlenggok paraderen spankulere, sprade paradować dumnie په ډپ تلل، په ناز تلل، په غرور تلل pavonear-se a se fuduli расхаживать с важным видом vykračovať si paradirati šepuriti se stoltsera, svassa เดินกร่าง kasıla kasıla yürümek 昂首闊步 походжати з бундючним виглядом اکڑ کر چلنا đi đứng huênh hoang, vênh váo 昂首阔步
noun a swaggering way of walking. windmakerige geloop إخْتِيال في المِشْيَه наперена походка andar emproado pyšná chůze stolzierender Gang spankuleren κόρδωμα, πόζα contoneo; pavoneo uhkeldav kõnnak فخرفروشي käyskentely démarche fanfaronne הִילוּך יָהִיר बकड़ की चाल, शेखी šepirenje, kočoperenje felvágás cara jalan yang gagah rigs il pavoneggiarsi いばって歩くこと 뻠내는 걸음 išdidi eisena lepna/dižmanīga gaita lenggok jalan geparadeer spankulering, sprading dumne paradowanie په ناز تلل andar emproado mers ţanţoş важная походка vykračovanie bahanje šepurenje stoltserande gång การวางท่าโต kurum, çalım 昂首闊步 бундючна хода اکڑ چال، شیخی dáng điệu ngênh ngang, vênh váo 昂首阔步
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