| Example in Dutch | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Hoeveel andere generaals kunnen zich beroemen op de voorkeur en steun van hun leider die zo begenadigd is in de krijgskunst? | How many other generals can boast the favour and support of a leader so gifted in the arts of war? |
| U beroemde u er op dat gesproken woorden als sneeuw voor de zon waren... en nutteloos als bewijs. Dat bracht Kenna op een briljant idee. | You boasted that spoken words were like smoke in the wind, useless as evidence, and that gave Kenna a brilliant idea. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azeri | öymək,öyünmək | English | boast |
| Estonian | hooplema, praalima, uhkustama | Finnish | kerskua, mahtailla, retostaa, ylpeillä |
| French | se targuer, tarifer | German | bramarbasieren |
| Greek | κομπάζω, κομπιάζω, κομπορρημονώ, κονιορτοποιούμαι | Hungarian | dicsekszik |
| Icelandic | grobba, raupa | Indonesian | membanggakan |
| Italian | vanagloriarsi, vantare | Japanese | 誇称, 大言壮語, 嘯く |
| Lithuanian | girtis, pasigirti | Polish | blagować, pochlubić |
| Portuguese | alardear, jactar, vangloriar | Quechua | anchaykachay, kumuy |
| Russian | хвастаться | Spanish | alabarse, alardear, encampanarse, presumir, vanagloriarse |
| Swedish | skryta | Turkish | övünç duymak, şişinmek |