bluster

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• UK: /ˈblʌs.tə/
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• General-American: /ˈblʌs.tɚ/
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From Middle English blusteren (“to wander about aimlessly”); however, apparently picking up the modern sense from Middle Low German blüstren (“to blow violently”; compare later Low German blustern, blistern). Related to blow, blast. Compare also Saterland Frisian bloasje (“to blow”), bruusje (“to bluster”).

101 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: самохвалство (samohvalstvo) — pompous, officious talk
• Czech: chvástání — pompous, officious talk
• Dutch: gebral — pompous, officious talk
• Finnish: mahtailu — pompous, officious talk
• German: Getöse — pompous, officious talk
• German: Aufblasen — pompous, officious talk
• German: Aufplustern — pompous, officious talk
• German: Kraftmeierei — pompous, officious talk
• German: Prahlerei — pompous, officious talk
• German: wichtigtuerisches Gerede — pompous, officious talk
• German: Bombast — pompous, officious talk
• German: Dampfplauderei — pompous, officious talk
• Italian: sbruffoneria — pompous, officious talk
• Norwegian: uforskammet mas — pompous, officious talk
• Norwegian: tomme trusler — pompous, officious talk
• Scottish Gaelic: bòst — pompous, officious talk
• Scottish Gaelic: bòilich — pompous, officious talk
• Scottish Gaelic: bagairt — pompous, officious talk
• Scottish Gaelic: bagradh — pompous, officious talk
• Serbo-Croatian: praznoslovlje — pompous, officious talk
• Spanish: bravatas — pompous, officious talk
• Spanish: fanfarronadas — pompous, officious talk
• Spanish: bravuconerías — pompous, officious talk
• Spanish: bravuconadas — pompous, officious talk
• Welsh: brol — pompous, officious talk
• Welsh: balchder — pompous, officious talk
• Bulgarian: порив (poriv) — gust of wind
• Czech: hukot — gust of wind
• Finnish: tuulenpuuska — gust of wind
• Finnish: puuska — gust of wind
• German: Böe — gust of wind
• German: Windstoß — gust of wind
• German: Windböe — gust of wind
• German: Sturmböe — gust of wind
• Māori: pūrekereke — gust of wind
• Scots: blouster — gust of wind
• Scottish Gaelic: beucadh — gust of wind
• Welsh: dwndwr — gust of wind
• Czech: kravál — fitful noise and violence
• Czech: řvaní — fitful noise and violence
• Czech: vztekání se — fitful noise and violence
• Dutch: bulder — fitful noise and violence
• Dutch: gebulder — fitful noise and violence
• German: Gepolter — fitful noise and violence
• German: Geschrei — fitful noise and violence
• German: Wutgeschrei — fitful noise and violence
• German: Wutgeheul — fitful noise and violence
• Māori: whakatūpehupehu — fitful noise and violence
• Norwegian: raseri — fitful noise and violence
• Norwegian: bråk — fitful noise and violence
• Scottish Gaelic: gleadhraich — fitful noise and violence
• Welsh: broch — fitful noise and violence
• Welsh: dadwrdd — fitful noise and violence
• Welsh: stŵr — fitful noise and violence
• Welsh: twrw — fitful noise and violence
• Czech: zuřit — to speak or protest loudly
• Czech: vztekat se — to speak or protest loudly
• Czech: rozkřikovat se — to speak or protest loudly
• Czech: rozčilovat se — to speak or protest loudly
• Czech: vykřikovat — to speak or protest loudly
• Finnish: mahtailla — to speak or protest loudly
• Finnish: uhota — to speak or protest loudly
• German: poltern — to speak or protest loudly
• German: laut werden — to speak or protest loudly
• Māori: rūtā — to speak or protest loudly
• Māori: tūpererū — to speak or protest loudly
• Māori: whāuraura — to speak or protest loudly
• Māori: whakatūpehupehu — to speak or protest loudly
• Māori: whakatūātea — to speak or protest loudly
• Māori: tūpeha — to speak or protest loudly
• Māori: ngangana — to speak or protest loudly
• Norwegian: bråke — to speak or protest loudly
• Norwegian: bruke seg — to speak or protest loudly
• Norwegian: opptre uforskammet — to speak or protest loudly
• Quechua: phiñay — to speak or protest loudly
• Scottish Gaelic: bagair — to speak or protest loudly
• Spanish: fanfarrear — to speak or protest loudly
• Spanish: fanfarronear — to speak or protest loudly
• Welsh: brochi — to speak or protest loudly
• Welsh: trystio — to speak or protest loudly
• Finnish: ärhennellä — to act or speak in a threatening manner
• German: wüste Drohungen ausstoßen — to act or speak in a threatening manner
• Māori: wananga — to act or speak in a threatening manner
• Māori: whāuraura — to act or speak in a threatening manner
• Māori: tūpererū — to act or speak in a threatening manner
• Welsh: bygwth — to act or speak in a threatening manner
• Bulgarian: вилнея (vilneja) — to blow in strong or sudden gusts
• Bulgarian: бушувам (bušuvam) — to blow in strong or sudden gusts
• Czech: bouřit — to blow in strong or sudden gusts
• Czech: burácet — to blow in strong or sudden gusts
• Finnish: tuulla puuskaisesti — to blow in strong or sudden gusts
• German: brausen — to blow in strong or sudden gusts
• German: tosen — to blow in strong or sudden gusts
• Macedonian: за́вива (záviva) — to blow in strong or sudden gusts
• Macedonian: бу́чи (búči) — to blow in strong or sudden gusts
• Norwegian: rase — to blow in strong or sudden gusts
• Russian: реве́ть (revétʹ) — to blow in strong or sudden gusts
• Russian: бушева́ть (buševátʹ) — to blow in strong or sudden gusts
• Scots: blouster — to blow in strong or sudden gusts
• Scottish Gaelic: stoirmich — to blow in strong or sudden gusts
• Welsh: rhuo — to blow in strong or sudden gusts