What does vanter in French mean?

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

The word vanter in French means praise, extol, praise, extol, boast, brag, boast about , brag about, boast about doing , brag about doing, nothing to brag about, without meaning to brag, without meaning to boast, sing 's/'s praises, sing the praises of. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vanter

praise, extol

verbe transitif (mettre en valeur)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La publicité vante beaucoup le bienfait des cures thermales.
Advertising praises the benefits of thermal cures.

praise, extol

verbe transitif (louer les mérites de [qch], de [qqn])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Son directeur vante beaucoup ses mérites.
Her manager praises her merits highly.

boast, brag

verbe pronominal (étaler ses mérites)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Mon collègue n'est pas très humble, il se vante tout le temps.
My colleague isn't very humble; he's always boasting.

boast about , brag about

verbe pronominal (tirer orgueil)

Julien se vante beaucoup de sa réussite dans les affaires.
Julian boasts a lot about his business success.

boast about doing , brag about doing

verbe pronominal (se faire fort de faire [qch])

Mon cousin se vante de réussir mieux que les autres.
My cousin is always boasting about doing better than other people.

nothing to brag about

interjection (C'est peu glorieux !)

without meaning to brag, without meaning to boast

locution adverbiale (honnêtement)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

sing 's/'s praises, sing the praises of

(encenser [qqn])

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

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