What does vantare in Italian mean?

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

The word vantare in Italian means praise, boast, brag, boast, be proud, have experience, boast centuries of history, claim a credit, be owed an amount. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vantare

praise

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (decantare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La pubblicità vanta i pregi del prodotto in modo discreto.
The advert discreetly praises the product's advantages.

boast

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (avere, caratterizzarsi)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La nostra azienda vanta una solida tradizione.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. Italy boasts a great artistic heritage.

brag, boast

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (darsi arie)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Non fa che vantarsi ma sotto sotto è un semplice impiegato.
All he does is brag, but in the end he's just a simple office clerk.

be proud

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (essere orgoglioso di)

Alice si vanta sempre dei successi della figlia.
Alice is really proud of her daughter's successes.

have experience

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

boast centuries of history

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

claim a credit, be owed an amount

(finance)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Vanta un credito di milioni nei confronti dello stato.

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