bravado

bra·va·do  (br-väd)

n. pl. bra·va·dos or bra·va·does

1.

a. Defiant or swaggering behavior: strove to prevent our courage from turning into bravado.

b. A pretense of courage; a false show of bravery.

2. A disposition toward showy defiance or false expressions of courage.

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[French bravade and Old Spanish bravada, swagger, bravery, both ultimately from Vulgar Latin *brabus, brave; see brave.]

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bravado

Noun

an outward display of self-confidence [Spanish bravada]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bravado - a swaggering show of courage bluster fanfare, ostentation, flash - a gaudy outward display

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bravado

noun swagger, boast, boasting, swaggering, vaunting, bluster, swashbuckling, bombast, braggadocio, boastfulness, fanfaronade (rare)

Translations

bravado [brəˈvɑːdəu] n → fanfarronería

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bravado [brəˈvɑːdəu] n → bravade f

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bravado [brəˈvɑːdəu] n → Draufgängertum nt

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bravado [brəˈvɑːdəu] n → spavalderia

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bravado

n bravado [brəˈvaːdəu]

(a show of) daring He's full of bravado, but really he's a coward. grootpratery, bravade تظاهُر بالشجاعه проява на ненужна храброст hraná odvaha brovten; bravado die gespielte Tapferkeit μαγκιά, νταηλίκι bravuconería, bravata, fanfarronería bravuur شجاعت ظاهری rehvakkuus bravade הַפגָנַת אוֹמֶץ साहस प्रदर्शन hvalisanje hősködés sok berani, besar mulut mannalæti, sÿndarhugrekki spacconeria, bravata 強がりの 허세 bravūra bravūra keberanian yang ditunjuk-tunjuk vertoon dumdristighet; skryt pyszałkowatość fanfarronice bravadă бравада predstieraná odvaha izzivanje razmetanje övermod, karskhet การแสดงความกล้าหาญที่ไม่จริง kuru sıkı kabadayılık 虛張聲勢 бравада, удавана хоробрість مصنوعی بہادری sự làm ra vẻ can đảm 虚张声势