Crow about Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈkɹoʊ/ /əˈbaʊt

KROH uh-BOWT

UK

kɹˈəʊ/ /ɐbˈaʊt

kROH ub-OWT

التعريف

To talk proudly and often about something you have done, usually in a way that annoys other people.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

The phrase is informal or neutral, often negative, implying the speaker is annoying or arrogant. Often used with 'about' plus a specific achievement ('crow about their success'). Less common in American English than 'brag'. Avoid in formal writing.

• Spanish: alardear de - presumir de
• Portuguese (BR): gabar-se de - vangloriar-se de
• Portuguese (PT): gabar-se de - vangloriar-se de
• Chinese (Simplified): 夸耀 - 炫耀
• Chinese (Traditional): 誇耀 - 炫耀
• Hindi: शेख़ी बघारना
• Arabic: يتفاخر بـ - يتبجح بـ
• Bengali: গর্ব করা - অহংকার করা (করণীয় সম্পর্কে)
• Russian: хвастаться - хвалиться
• Japanese: 自慢する - 得意げに話す
• Vietnamese: khoe khoang - khoác lác
• Korean: 자랑하다 - 으스대다
• Turkish: böbürlenmek - övünmek
• Urdu: شیخی مارنا - اترانا
• Indonesian: membanggakan diri - menyombongkan

جمل نموذجية

She always crows about her good grades.

basic

Don't crow about your promotion too much.

basic

He likes to crow about how fast he can run.

basic

They won't stop crowing about their team's victory last night.

natural

There's no need to crow about beating me; it was just a game.

natural

She spent the whole party crowing about her new job offer.

natural