he's flaunting his wealth
he's displaying his money
TRANSLATION
flaunt = prahlen, angeben, stolz zur Schau stellen --- GOOGLE INDEX flaunt: approximately 2,500,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
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Every day, Mr Cameron FLAUNTS his green credentials by cycling to the Commons.
(BBC News)
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If you've got it, FLAUNT it. If not, just pretend.
- Wally Phillips, American radio talk show host
Every day, Mr Cameron FLAUNTS his green credentials by cycling to the Commons.
(BBC News)
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If you've got it, FLAUNT it. If not, just pretend.
- Wally Phillips, American radio talk show host
Did you
know?
flaunt
verb
- to show or make obvious something you are proud of in order to get admiration
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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1950s Hollywood starlet Jane Mansfield was not shy about flaunting her appearance. She appeared as Playboy's Playmate of the Month in February 1955 and often announced to men at Hollywood parties that she wasn't wearing panties or a bra. She knew she looked good and wasn't shy about it. On one occasion, as legend has it, Mansfield strolled down Sunset Boulevard wearing nothing but a slender pink ribbon.
Not everyone was impressed though. Hollywood actress Bette Davis once commented on Mansfield's mediocre acting skills: "Her idea of dramatic art is knowing how to fill out a sweater."
Usage note: Flaunt and flout are often mistakenly interchanged. To flaunt is to show off and to flout is to treat with contempt or disregard.
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SYNONYMS
boast, brag, grandstand, hype, promote, show off, tout
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"People like him because even though he is very rich, he doesn't flaunt it."
verb
- to show or make obvious something you are proud of in order to get admiration
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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1950s Hollywood starlet Jane Mansfield was not shy about flaunting her appearance. She appeared as Playboy's Playmate of the Month in February 1955 and often announced to men at Hollywood parties that she wasn't wearing panties or a bra. She knew she looked good and wasn't shy about it. On one occasion, as legend has it, Mansfield strolled down Sunset Boulevard wearing nothing but a slender pink ribbon.
Not everyone was impressed though. Hollywood actress Bette Davis once commented on Mansfield's mediocre acting skills: "Her idea of dramatic art is knowing how to fill out a sweater."
Usage note: Flaunt and flout are often mistakenly interchanged. To flaunt is to show off and to flout is to treat with contempt or disregard.
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SYNONYMS
boast, brag, grandstand, hype, promote, show off, tout
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"People like him because even though he is very rich, he doesn't flaunt it."
