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il vantait

was bragging, was boasting, was praising

→ vanter
vant to praise; to extol; to promote + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #38,639
was bragging, was boasting
FR: Il vantait ses réussites devant tout le monde.
EN: He was bragging about his successes in front of everyone.
was praising
FR: Elle vantait les qualités de ce produit.
EN: She was praising the qualities of that product.
Conjugation of vanter
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third vantait —

Dan vantait ses idées racistes à ses amis.

Dan boasted about his racist ideas to his friends.

Elle se vantait de pouvoir tenir Saipan pendant un an.

She boasted that she could hold Saipan for a year.

— Le Garçon et le Héron (2023)

L'architecte se vantait d'avoir reçu une récompense prestigieuse.

The architect boasted about having received a prestigious award.

Il se vantait de ses capacités.

He boasted of his abilities.

Il s'en vantait.

He bragged about it.

— Rashōmon (1950)

Elle se vantait d'avoir gagné le premier prix.

She was boasting about having won first prize.