fantochada

f.

crazy or mad thing.

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fantochada

► nombre femenino

1 familiar foolish act, silly thing

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femenino (fam) (tontería)

decir fantochadas — to talk nonsense

hacer fantochadas — to clown around (colloq)

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= swagger, bragging, boasting.

Ex. The paradox is that the war that was supposed to let thenm swagger and strut in the world was actually impeding their swagger and strut in the world.

Ex. The war in Lebanon began with bragging and ended with bragging.

Ex. Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.

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femenino (fam) (tontería)

decir fantochadas — to talk nonsense

hacer fantochadas — to clown around (colloq)

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= swagger, bragging, boasting.

Ex: The paradox is that the war that was supposed to let thenm swagger and strut in the world was actually impeding their swagger and strut in the world.

Ex: The war in Lebanon began with bragging and ended with bragging.

Ex: Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.

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fantochada

feminine

(fam)

1

(tontería): decir fantochadas to talk nonsense, to talk rubbish (BrE colloq)

deja de hacer fantochadas stop clowning around (colloq)

2

(Col fam) (fanfarronada): hacer fantochadas to show off (colloq)

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fantochada nf

1. [cosa grotesca]

eso es una fantochada that's ridiculous o absurd

2. [fanfarronada] brag