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swank
(swăngk)n.
1. Stylishness or elegance.
2. Swagger or pretension.
adj. swank·er, swank·est
Swanky.
intr.v. swanked, swank·ing, swanks
To move or act ostentatiously or pretentiously; swagger.
[Perhaps akin to Middle High German swanken, to swing.]
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swank
(swæŋk)vb
(intr) to show off or swagger
n
1. Also called: swankpot Brit a swaggering or conceited person
2. chiefly US elegance or style, esp of a showy kind
3. swagger; ostentation
adj
another word (esp US) for swanky
[C19: perhaps from Middle High German swanken to sway; see swag]
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swank
(swæŋk)n., adj. swank•er, swank•est,
v. n.
1. dashing smartness, as in dress or appearance; style.
2. pretentiousness; swagger.
adj. 3. stylish or elegant.
4. pretentiously stylish.
v.i. 5. to swagger; show off.
[1800–10; compare Scots swank lively, perhaps akin to Middle Dutch swanc supple, Middle High German swanken to sway]
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swank
Past participle: swanked
Gerund: swanking
| Imperative |
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| swank |
| swank |
| Present |
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| I swank |
| you swank |
| he/she/it swanks |
| we swank |
| you swank |
| they swank |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I swanked |
| you swanked |
| he/she/it swanked |
| we swanked |
| you swanked |
| they swanked |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am swanking |
| you are swanking |
| he/she/it is swanking |
| we are swanking |
| you are swanking |
| they are swanking |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have swanked |
| you have swanked |
| he/she/it has swanked |
| we have swanked |
| you have swanked |
| they have swanked |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was swanking |
| you were swanking |
| he/she/it was swanking |
| we were swanking |
| you were swanking |
| they were swanking |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had swanked |
| you had swanked |
| he/she/it had swanked |
| we had swanked |
| you had swanked |
| they had swanked |
| Future |
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| I will swank |
| you will swank |
| he/she/it will swank |
| we will swank |
| you will swank |
| they will swank |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have swanked |
| you will have swanked |
| he/she/it will have swanked |
| we will have swanked |
| you will have swanked |
| they will have swanked |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be swanking |
| you will be swanking |
| he/she/it will be swanking |
| we will be swanking |
| you will be swanking |
| they will be swanking |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been swanking |
| you have been swanking |
| he/she/it has been swanking |
| we have been swanking |
| you have been swanking |
| they have been swanking |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been swanking |
| you will have been swanking |
| he/she/it will have been swanking |
| we will have been swanking |
| you will have been swanking |
| they will have been swanking |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been swanking |
| you had been swanking |
| he/she/it had been swanking |
| we had been swanking |
| you had been swanking |
| they had been swanking |
| Conditional |
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| I would swank |
| you would swank |
| he/she/it would swank |
| we would swank |
| you would swank |
| they would swank |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have swanked |
| you would have swanked |
| he/she/it would have swanked |
| we would have swanked |
| you would have swanked |
| they would have swanked |
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Noun 1. [画像:swank - elegance by virtue of being fashionable]swank - elegance by virtue of being fashionable
elegance - a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"
Verb 1. swank - display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car"
display, exhibit, expose - to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship"
flex - exhibit the strength of; "The victorious army flexes its invincibility"
splurge - be showy or ostentatious
Adj. 1. swank - imposingly fashionable and elegant; "a swank apartment"
fashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe"
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swank
(Informal)verb
1. show off, swagger, give yourself airs, posture (informal), hot-dog (chiefly U.S.), put on side (Brit. slang) I never swank about the things I have been lucky enough to win.
noun
1. boastfulness, show, ostentation, display, swagger, vainglory There was no swank in Martin.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
swank
adjective1. Being or in accordance with the current fashion:
Slang: with-it.
Idioms: all the rage, up to the minute.
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Translations
مُتَباهٍ، مُتَفاخِريَتَصَرَّف أو يَتَباهى باخْتِيال
vejtahavytahovat se
blære sigblærerøv
felvágós
monthanislá um sig, sperra sig
įsivaizdėlis
plātītiesplātīzers
chvastúňvyťahovať sa
swank
[swæŋk]A. N
1. (= vanity, boastfulness) → fanfarronada f
he does it for swank → lo hace para darse tono or lucirse
he does it for swank → lo hace para darse tono or lucirse
2. (= person) → fanfarrón/ona m/f
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
swank
(esp Brit inf)Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
swank
[swæŋk] (fam)1. n
b. (person) → spaccone/a
2. vi (fam) (show off) → mettersi in mostra ; (talk boastfully) → fare lo/a spaccone/a
to swank about sth → vantarsi di qc
to swank about sth → vantarsi di qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
swank
(swӕðk) verb a slang word for to behave or talk in a conceited way. windmakerig wees يَتَصَرَّف أو يَتَباهى باخْتِيال фукам се pavonear-se vytahovat se die Angeberei blære sig καυχιέμαι, κορδώνομαι fanfarronear, fardar, darse tono/humos kelkima پز دادن pöyhkeillä se donner des airs לְהִתרַברֵב शेखी बघारना hvalisanje, šepirenje felvág menyombong slá um sig, sperra sig vantarsi, からいばりする 과시하다 įsivaizdinti plātīties menunjuk-nunjuk snoeverij blære seg, spille stor mann pozować ښوی، ځان ښونی pavonear-se a-şi da aere хвастать, бахвалиться vyťahovať sa bahati se kočoperiti se göra sig viktig อวดโก้ caka satmak, gösteriş yapmak 炫耀 хизуватися لہراتے ہوءے چلنا، نماءش کرنا phô trương, khoe khoang 炫耀
noun a person who swanks. windmaker مُتَباهٍ، مُتَفاخِر фукльо convencido vejtaha der/die Angeber(in) blærerøv καυχησιάρης fanfarrón, fardón kelkija پز pröystäilijä poseur/-euse רברבן शेखी, शेखीबाज naduvenko, napuhanac felvágós orang sombong monthani spaccone からいばりする人 허세를 부리는 사람 įsivaizdėlis, pasipūtėlis, pagyrūnas plātīzers seorang yang suka menunjuk-nunjuk snoever blære, viktigper pozer هغه کس چی ځان ښیی gabarola lăudăros хвастун, бахвал chvastúň bahač koji se kočoperi skrytmåns, viktigpetter คนอวดโก้ gösteriş, caka 炫耀者 чванькувата людина اکڑ کر چلنے والا người huênh hoang, vênh váo 炫耀者
ˈswanky adjective fashionable and expensive. a swanky restaurant. windmakerig فاخِر، راقٍ، غالٍ шик ostentoso nóbl angeberisch lækker φανταχτερός, πολυτελής de lujo; pijo; fanfarrón šikk پزي pröystäilevä poseur אוֹפנָתִי प्रदर्शनप्रिय, शेखीबाज elegantan, napadan elegáns, puccos bergaya, megah, mahal fínn, glæsilegur elegante, alla moda 気取った 사치스러운, 호화스러운 prašmatnus lepns; šiks mewah snoeverig flott; smart, stivpyntet pozerski ځان ښوونکی ostentoso lăudăros шикарный elegantný, noblesný bahav razmetljiv flott, vräkig อวดร่ํารวย çok pahalı, şık 炫耀的 франтівський; шикарний اکڑفوں والا، فیشن ایبل trưng diện, phô trương 炫耀的
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