bravado (redirected from bravadoes)

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 [brəˈvɑːdəʊ]

n pl -does, -dos

vaunted display of courage or self-confidence; swagger

[from Spanish bravada (modern bravata), from Old Italian bravare to challenge, provoke, from bravo wild, brave]

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) The threats may be an act of bravado.

Translations

bravado [brəˈvɑːdəʊ] N (bravados or bravadoes (pl)) → bravatas fpl, baladronadas fpl
a piece of bravado → una bravata
out of sheer bravado → de puro bravucón

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bravado [brəˈvɑːdəʊ] n → bravade f

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bravado

n (= showy bravery) → Draufgängertum nt, → Wagemut m; (hiding fear) → gespielte Tapferkeit; this is just military bravado → da lässt das Militär die Muskeln spielen

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bravado [brəˈvɑːdəʊ] n → spavalderia

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bravado [brəˈvɑːdəʊ] 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 mahtailu 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