swagger

[USA]/ˈswæɡə(r)/
[UK]/ˈswæɡər/
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Oversættelse

vt. at intimidere; at gå eller handle på en meget selvsikker eller arrogant måde
vi. at gå eller handle på en meget selvsikker eller arrogant måde; at prale
n. en meget selvsikker eller arrogant måde at gå eller handle på; praleri
adj. prangende; stilfuld

Udtryk & Fast Sammenstilling

walk with swagger

gå med swagger

confidence and swagger

selvtillid og swagger

swaggering attitude

swaggerende attitude

Eksempelsætninger

swagger sb. into concession

swaggered ind i afkrog

he swaggered along the corridor.

han swaggered ned ad gangen.

a swaggering, peremptory manner.

en pralende, bestemt måde.

a parvenu swaggering around at a party;

en nyrig person, der pralende slentrede rundt til et festligt arrangement;

that old confident strut and swagger has returned.

den gamle selvsikre gang og attitude er vendt tilbage.

was alight, his color coppery, his air swagger, devil-may-care, bacchanal.

var oplyst, hans farve kobberfarvet, hans udtryk selvsikker, ligegyldig, bacchanal.

Virkelige Eksempler

Swagger and overconfidence suppress vulnerability, uncertainty, and tenderness.

Kilde: Harvard Business Review

This is what was amazing about Jobs. He really had some swagger.

Kilde: How Steve Jobs Changed the World

If you've seen a narcissist, maybe you've seen that they almost swagger.

Kilde: Psychology Mini Class

Asher has plenty of swagger on deck.

Kilde: CNN 10 Student English May 2020 Collection

Oh, oh! Trust me, I have no interest in swaggering, muscle-bound juvenile delinquents.

Kilde: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

He pledged to help the agency get its swagger back and find the president's America first foreign policy.

Kilde: VOA Standard English - Asia

He seems to relish attracting headlines with this sort of swaggering behavior.

Kilde: NPR News June 2020 Compilation

Then she swaggered into Johnsy's room with her drawing board, whistling ragtime.

Kilde: O. Henry Short Stories Collection

Saddam's iconography was a distinctive blend of military swagger and historical references.

Kilde: The Guardian (Article Version)

The eyes are right, but, uh, you'll have to work on the swagger.

Kilde: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

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