What does presumir in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word presumir in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use presumir in Spanish.

The word presumir in Spanish means brag, boast, primp, presume, show off. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word presumir

brag, boast

verbo intransitivo (alardear, vanagloriarse)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
No presumas tanto que el mérito de este trabajo no ha sido tuyo.
Don't brag (or: boast) too much because the merit of this work is not all yours.

primp

verbo intransitivo (cuidar el aspecto)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Le encanta presumir y se pasa horas arreglándose antes de salir.
She likes to get primped and she spends hours getting ready to go out.

presume

verbo transitivo (formal (suponer, deducir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Presumo que no debe estar muy contento con lo que ha sucedido hoy en su oficina.
I presume that he isn't very happy with what happened today at his office.

show off

(fanfarronear por)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Pablo siempre presume de su novia.
Pablo always brags about his girlfriend.

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