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{
"forms": [
{
"form": "shows off",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "showing off",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "showed off",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "shown off",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "*",
"2": "",
"3": "",
"4": "shown off"
},
"expansion": "show off (third-person singular simple present shows off, present participle showing off, simple past showed off, past participle shown off)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Grocery stores show off their produce by placing the most attractive specimens in front."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To exhibit the best attributes of something."
],
"id": "en-show_off-en-verb-gM9LMSzv",
"links": [
[
"exhibit",
"exhibit"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, idiomatic) To exhibit the best attributes of something."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "61 39",
"raw_tags": [
"in procession"
],
"tags": [
"especially"
],
"word": "parade"
}
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "38 62",
"tags": [
"noun"
],
"word": "show-off"
},
{
"_dis1": "38 62",
"tags": [
"noun"
],
"word": "showoff"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "She loves to show off her driving prowess."
},
{
"text": "She loves to show off when she gets behind the wheel of a car."
},
{
"ref": "2014 June 29, Adam Sherwin, “UK cinemas ban Google glasses over piracy risk”, in The Independent",
"text": "If you've just acquired a Google Glass headset for £1,000, don't show it off at the movies. UK cinemas are to ban the headsets over fears that the gadgets can be used to make pirate copies of Hollywood blockbusters.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2022 September 7, “Network News: High-speed car crash blocks Tube Line”, in RAIL, number 965, page 23",
"text": "She told the press that the group had been for an evening out and that the driver has been showing off by driving fast.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To attract attention to for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism; to demonstrate a skill, talent or property for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism."
],
"id": "en-show_off-en-verb-~peuYAEr",
"links": [
[
"attention",
"attention"
],
[
"brag",
"brag"
],
[
"exhibitionism",
"exhibitionism"
],
[
"demonstrate",
"demonstrate"
],
[
"skill",
"skill"
],
[
"talent",
"talent"
],
[
"property",
"property"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive and intransitive, idiomatic) To attract attention to for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism; to demonstrate a skill, talent or property for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "21 79",
"sense": "brag by displaying",
"word": "flaunt"
}
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic",
"intransitive",
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "tafāḵar",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "تَفَاخَر"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "tabāhā",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "تَبَاهَى"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "ary",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "bḡa iban",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"Moroccan-Arabic"
],
"word": "بغى يبان"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "paradiram",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "парадирам"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "voler parèixer"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "voler fer-se veure"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "vantar-se"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xuànyào",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"positive"
],
"word": "炫耀"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"negative"
],
"word": "賣弄"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "màinong",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "卖弄"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "cmn",
"english": "show off an object, person, etc",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "誇耀"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kuāyào",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "夸耀"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "předvádět se"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "zich aanstellen"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "pronken met"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "dandi"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "fanfaroni"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "paradi"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "pavi"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "näyttää"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "brassailla"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "fi",
"english": "show off one's intelligence",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "päteä"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "pröystäillä"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "mahtailla"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "leveillä"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "ylpeillä"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "kehuskella"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "briljeerata"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "crâner"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "faire le malin"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "frimer"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"informal",
"slang"
],
"word": "se la péter"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "lucir"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "gabarse"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "maṭraḳveca",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "მატრაკვეცა"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "meṭičara",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "მეტიჩარა"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "angeben"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "aufschneiden"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "prangen"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "sich wichtigmachen"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "renommieren"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "sich aufblasen"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "wichtigtun"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "pompeúō",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "πομπεύω"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "vantare"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "vantarsi"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "mettere in mostra"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "mettersi in mostra"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"alt": "みえをはる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mie o haru",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "見えをはる"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"alt": "みせようとする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "miseyō to suru",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "見せようとする"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hikarakasu",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "ひけらかす"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "nadaeda",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "나대다"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "ostento"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "se fali",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "се фали"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "whakameremere"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "whakametometo"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "whakamenomeno"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "voler paréisser"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "voler se far veire/véser"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "faire l'arbalant"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "far lo gloriós"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "har lo flòri"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "har lo hasanhòt"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "har antifàcia"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "horoslanmak",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "خروسلانمق"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "popisywać się"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "produkować się"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "paradować"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "mostrar-se"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "jactar-se"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "achar-se"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "se făli"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "se lăuda"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "risovátʹsja",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "рисова́ться"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "krasovátʹsja",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "красова́ться"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vydélyvatʹsja",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "выде́лываться"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vypéndrivatʹsja",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "выпе́ндриваться"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vyjóživatʹsja",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "выёживаться"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vyjóbyvatʹsja",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"vulgar"
],
"word": "выёбываться"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "chulear"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "lucir"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "lucirse"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "hacer alarde"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "alardear"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "desfilar"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "pavonearse"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "paradera"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "hava atmak"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vykablúčuvatysja",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "викаблу́чуватися"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vykabéljuvatysja",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"word": "викабе́люватися"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vypéndrjuvatysja",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"word": "випе́ндрюватися"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vypyndjúčuvatysja",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "випиндю́чуватися"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vyjóbuvatysja",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"imperfective",
"vulgar"
],
"word": "вийо́буватися"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "khoe"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "fé di s' yane"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"impolite"
],
"word": "fé di s' gueuye"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 59",
"code": "wa",
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "tafāḵar",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "تَفَاخَر"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "tabāhā",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "تَبَاهَى"
},
{
"code": "ary",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "bḡa iban",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"Moroccan-Arabic"
],
"word": "بغى يبان"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "paradiram",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "парадирам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "voler parèixer"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "voler fer-se veure"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "vantar-se"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xuànyào",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"positive"
],
"word": "炫耀"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"negative"
],
"word": "賣弄"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "màinong",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "卖弄"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"english": "show off an object, person, etc",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "誇耀"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kuāyào",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "夸耀"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "předvádět se"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "zich aanstellen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "pronken met"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "dandi"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "fanfaroni"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "paradi"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "pavi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "näyttää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "brassailla"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "show off one's intelligence",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "päteä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "pröystäillä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "mahtailla"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "leveillä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "ylpeillä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "kehuskella"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "briljeerata"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "crâner"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "faire le malin"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "frimer"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"informal",
"slang"
],
"word": "se la péter"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "lucir"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "gabarse"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "maṭraḳveca",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "მატრაკვეცა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "meṭičara",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "მეტიჩარა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "angeben"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "aufschneiden"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "prangen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "sich wichtigmachen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "renommieren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "sich aufblasen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "wichtigtun"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "pompeúō",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "πομπεύω"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "vantare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "vantarsi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "mettere in mostra"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "mettersi in mostra"
},
{
"alt": "みえをはる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mie o haru",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "見えをはる"
},
{
"alt": "みせようとする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "miseyō to suru",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "見せようとする"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hikarakasu",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "ひけらかす"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "nadaeda",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "나대다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "ostento"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "se fali",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "се фали"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "whakameremere"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "whakametometo"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "whakamenomeno"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "voler paréisser"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "voler se far veire/véser"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "faire l'arbalant"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "far lo gloriós"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "har lo flòri"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "har lo hasanhòt"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "har antifàcia"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "horoslanmak",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "خروسلانمق"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "popisywać się"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "produkować się"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "paradować"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "mostrar-se"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "jactar-se"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "achar-se"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "se făli"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "se lăuda"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "risovátʹsja",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "рисова́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "krasovátʹsja",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "красова́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vydélyvatʹsja",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "выде́лываться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vypéndrivatʹsja",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "выпе́ндриваться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vyjóživatʹsja",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "выёживаться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vyjóbyvatʹsja",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"vulgar"
],
"word": "выёбываться"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "chulear"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "lucir"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "lucirse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "hacer alarde"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "alardear"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "desfilar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "pavonearse"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "paradera"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "hava atmak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vykablúčuvatysja",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "викаблу́чуватися"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vykabéljuvatysja",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"word": "викабе́люватися"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vypéndrjuvatysja",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"word": "випе́ндрюватися"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vypyndjúčuvatysja",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "випиндю́чуватися"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vyjóbuvatysja",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"imperfective",
"vulgar"
],
"word": "вийо́буватися"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "khoe"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "fé di s' yane"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"tags": [
"impolite"
],
"word": "fé di s' gueuye"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "fé di s' nez"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "fé di s' rinkinkin"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "fé d' ses imbaras"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "rhodresu"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging",
"word": "bostio"
}
],
"word": "show off"
}
{
"categories": [
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English multiword terms",
"English nouns",
"English phrasal verbs",
"English phrasal verbs with particle (off)",
"English terms with audio links",
"English verbs"
],
"forms": [
{
"form": "show offs",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "show off (plural show offs)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"word": "show up"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"alt_of": [
{
"word": "show-off"
}
],
"categories": [
"English nonstandard forms"
],
"glosses": [
"Nonstandard spelling of show-off."
],
"links": [
[
"show-off",
"show-off#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"nonstandard"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"audio": "En-au-show off.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f4/En-au-show_off.ogg/En-au-show_off.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/En-au-show_off.ogg",
"tags": [
"Australia"
],
"text": "Audio (AU)"
}
],
"word": "show off"
}
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