had been boasting
-había estado alardeando
Past perfect progressiveconjugation ofboast.There are other translations for this conjugation.

boast

This came as a shock to many, as for some time Berlusconi had been boasting that Italy was not in the same situation as Greece.
Esto fue un shock para muchos, ya que desde hace algún tiempo Berlusconi estaba alardeando que Italia no estaba en la misma situación que Grecia.
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