brüsten

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German .

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁʏstn̩/
  • Hyphenation: brüs‧ten
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

brüsten (weak, third-person singular present brüstet, past tense brüstete, past participle gebrüstet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to boast, to brag
    • 2005, “WAS”, in Hammer, performed by Afrob:
      Du lebst ein Leben von der Stütze / Ein Leben, mit dem man sich nicht brüstet
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Further reading

  • brüsten” in Duden online
  • brüsten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache