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Swedish
Etymology
From bröst (“chest”) + -a. Compare puff up.
Verb
brösta (present bröstar, preterite bröstade, supine bröstat, imperative brösta)
- (reflexive) to act proud (by puffing out one's chest, or figuratively), to swagger
- (reflexive, in "brösta upp sig") to act cocky
- (reflexive, often with a particle like fram (“forth”)) to make oneself broad (by pushing out one's chest)
brösta sig fram genom en folksamling- push through a crowd (with one's chest pushed out)
- (slang, transitive) to accept or suffer (and endure) (something negative)
Conjugation
Conjugation of brösta (weak)
Noun
brösta c
- a breaststrap (for a horse)
Declension
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