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große Töne spucken: to talk big — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

Dictionarygroße Töne spucken

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große Töne spucken

to talk big

to boast; to talk big

IPA/ˈɡʁoːsə ˈtøːnə ˌʃpʊkn̩/

For “große Töne spucken”, use the standard German lexical stress shown by the IPA.

Meaning 1neutral · 86%

to boast; to talk big

Vor dem Spiel spuckte er noch große Töne.

Große Töne spucken kann jeder; liefern ist schwieriger.

Jetzt spuckst du große Töne, aber gestern warst du still.

Informal and often critical or mocking; avoid it in neutral formal writing.

Informal and often critical or mocking; avoid it in neutral formal writing.

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Which meaning best matches “große Töne spucken”?

Colloquial idiom for boasting loudly or making overconfident claims.