brösta

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See also: brosta

Swedish

Etymology

From bröst (chest) +‎ -a. Compare puff up.

Verb

brösta (present bröstar, preterite bröstade, supine bröstat, imperative brösta)

  1. (reflexive) to act proud (by puffing out one's chest, or figuratively), to swagger
  2. (reflexive, in "brösta upp sig") to act cocky
  3. (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)
  4. (slang, transitive) to accept or suffer (and endure) (something negative)

Conjugation

Noun

brösta c

  1. a breaststrap (for a horse)

Declension

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