Jactar in english
Jactar
pronunciation: dʒæktɜr part of speech: none
pronunciation: dʒæktɜr part of speech: none
In gestures
jactarse = boast ; brag ; crow ; bluster ; swank ; talk + big.
Example: In fact, he boasts that he knows more about library work than all of us who have our master's degrees put together.Example: While pirates and ancient mariners may have bragged about sailing the seven seas, the phrase is merely figurative.Example: New York City is crowing about the long-awaited arrival of a new biotech park.Example: Low key and humble, he would never be the type to grandstand and bluster about injustice.Example: Some of them were a little overbearing, but that was presumably because they were on home territory and liked swanking about it to others.Example: Well, he is always talking big but he never really does anything.