See also: brosta

Swedish

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Etymology

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From bröst (chest) +‎ -a. Compare puff up.

Verb

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brösta (present bröstar, preterite bröstade, supine bröstat, imperative brösta)

  1. (reflexive) to act proud (by puffing out one's chest, or figuratively), to swagger
  2. (reflexive, in "brösta upp sig") to act cocky
  3. (reflexive, often with a particle like fram (forth)) to make oneself broad (by pushing out one's chest)
    brösta sig fram genom en folksamling
    push through a crowd (with one's chest pushed out)
  4. (slang, transitive) to accept or suffer (and endure) (something negative)

Conjugation

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Noun

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brösta c

  1. a breaststrap (for a horse)

Declension

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Declension of brösta 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative brösta bröstan bröstor bröstorna
Genitive bröstas bröstans bröstors bröstornas

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