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BIG TALK

Modern Translation: BIG TALK

Language Translations for "BIG TALK"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Greek 

  

μεγαλοστομία (big mouth, boasting, bombast), φούμαρα (hot air). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

駄法螺 (tall tale), 大風呂敷 (blowing one's own trumpet, large furoshiki, rodomontade, vain boasting or bluster), 大言壮語 (boasting, bragging). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

たいげんそうご (boasting, bragging), おおぶろしき (blowing one's own trumpet, large furoshiki, rodomontade, vain boasting or bluster), だぼら (tall tale). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

igbay alktay.(various references)

   

Russian 

  

хвастовство (blague, braggery). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

fanfarronadas (bragging). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

büyük konuşma, yüksekten atma (blow, bluster, bounce, brag, flatulence, pretension, tub-thumping), övünme (blow, boast, boasting, bounce, brag, bragging, egotism, gas, rodomontade, self praise, vaunt). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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