похвалятися

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From похваля́ти (poxvaljáty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian похваля́ться (poxvaljátʹsja), Belarusian пахваля́цца (paxvaljácca).

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Verb

похваля́тися (poxvaljátysjaimpf (perfective похвали́тися)

  1. to boast, to brag, to crow
    Synonyms: вихваля́тися impf (vyxvaljátysja), хвали́тися impf (xvalýtysja), хва́стати impf (xvástaty), хва́статися impf (xvástatysja)
  2. (imperfective only) to boast menacingly, to threaten boastfully
    Synonym: нахваля́тися impf (naxvaljátysja)

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