brave

brave  (brv)

adj. brav·er, brav·est

1. Possessing or displaying courage; valiant.

2. Making a fine display; impressive or showy: "a coat of brave red lipstick on a mouth so wrinkled that it didn't even have a clear outline" (Anne Tyler).

3. Excellent; great: "The Romans were like brothers/In the brave days of old" (Thomas Macaulay).

n.

1. A Native American warrior.

2. A courageous person.

3. Archaic A bully.

v. braved, brav·ing, braves

v.tr.

1. To undergo or face courageously.

2. To challenge; dare: "Together they would brave Satan and all his legions" (Emily Brontë).

3. Obsolete To make showy or splendid.

v.intr. Archaic

To make a courageous show or put up a stalwart front.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Old Italian or Old Spanish bravo, wild, brave, excellent, probably from Vulgar Latin *brabus, from Latin barbarus; see barbarous.]

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bravely adv.

braveness n.

Synonyms: brave, courageous, fearless, intrepid, bold, audacious, valiant, valorous, mettlesome, plucky, dauntless, undaunted
These adjectives mean having or showing courage under difficult or dangerous conditions. Brave, the least specific, is frequently associated with an innate quality: "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver" (Herman Melville).
Courageous implies consciously rising to a specific test by drawing on a reserve of inner strength: The courageous soldier helped the civilians escape from the enemy.
Fearless emphasizes absence of fear and resolute self-possession: "world-class [boating] races for fearless loners willing to face the distinct possibility of being run down, dismasted, capsized, attacked by whales" (Jo Ann Morse Ridley).
Intrepid sometimes suggests invulnerability to fear: Intrepid pioneers settled the American West.
Bold stresses readiness to meet danger or difficulty and often a tendency to seek it out: "If we shrink from the hard contests where men must win at the hazard of their lives ... then bolder and stronger peoples will pass us by" (Theodore Roosevelt).
Audacious implies extreme confidence and boldness: "To demand these God-given rights is to seek black powerwhat I call audacious power" (Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.)
Valiant suggests the bravery of a hero or a heroine: "a sympathetic and detailed biography that sees Hemingway as a valiant and moral man" (New York Times).
Valorous applies to the deeds of heroes and heroines: "The other hostages [will] never forget her calm, confident, valorous work" (William W. Bradley).
Mettlesome stresses spirit and love of challenge: "her horse, whose mettlesome spirit required a better rider" (Henry Fielding).
Plucky emphasizes spirit and heart in the face of unfavorable odds: "Everybody was ... anxious to show these Belgians what England thought of their plucky little country" (H.G. Wells).
Dauntless refers to courage that resists subjection or intimidation: "So faithful in love, and so dauntless in war,/There never was knight like the young Lochinvar" (Sir Walter Scott).
Undaunted suggests persistent courage and resolve: "Death and sorrow will be the companions of our journey.... We must be united, we must be undaunted, we must be inflexible" (Winston S. Churchill). See Also Synonyms at defy.

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brave

Adjective

1. having or displaying courage, resolution, or daring

2. fine; splendid: a brave sight

Noun

a warrior of a Native American tribe of N America

Verb

[braving, braved]

to confront with resolution or courage: she braved the 21 miles of Lake Tahoe [Italian bravo]

bravery n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	brave - a North American Indian warrior       warrior - someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
	2.	brave - people who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave" people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" cautious, timid - people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"
Verb	1.	brave - face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements" brave out, weather, endure defy, withstand, hold up, hold - resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
Adj.	1.	brave - possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory" courageous adventuresome, adventurous - willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy" fearless, unafraid - oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them bold - fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure" resolute - firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination; "stood resolute against the enemy"; "faced with a resolute opposition"; "a resolute and unshakeable faith" cowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley
	2.	brave - invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers" audacious, dauntless, intrepid, unfearing, fearless, hardy bold - fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"
	3.	brave - brightly colored and showy; "girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw' is a Scottish word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage" braw, gay colourful, colorful - striking in variety and interest; "a colorful period of history"; "a colorful character"; "colorful language"

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brave

adjective 1. courageous, daring, bold, heroic, adventurous, gritty, fearless, resolute, gallant, gutsy (slang) audacious, intrepid, valiant, plucky, undaunted, unafraid, unflinching, dauntless, lion-hearted, valorous << OPPOSITE timid

verb 2. confront, face, suffer, challenge, bear, tackle, dare, endure, defy, withstand, stand up to << OPPOSITE give in to

Translations

brave [breɪv] adj → valiente, valeroso

n → guerrero indio

vt (= challenge) → desafiar (= resist); aguantar

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brave [breɪv] adj → courageux/euse, brave

n → guerrier indien

vt → braver, affronter

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brave [breɪv] adj → mutig;

(attempt, smile) → tapfer

n → (indianischer) Krieger m

vt → trotzen +dat

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brave [breɪv] adj → coraggioso/a

n → guerriero m pellerossa inv

vt → affrontare

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brave

adj brave [breiv]

without fear of danger, pain etc a brave soldier; a brave deed; You're very brave; It was brave of him to fight such an enemy. dapper, moedig شجاع смел statečný tapper; modig tapfer γενναίος valiente, valeroso vapper شجاع urhea brave אָמִיץ साहसी hrabar bátor berani hugrakkur coraggioso 勇敢な 용감한 drąsus drosmīgs; drošs; drošsirdīgs berani moedig modig, tapper odważny corajoso brav, curajos смелый statočný pogumen hrabar modig, tapper กล้า cesur 勇敢的 хоробрий, сміливий بہادر ، دلیر gan dạ 勇敢的

v

to meet or face boldly They braved the cold weather. trotseer, uitdaag يتحدّى، يقاوم بشجاعه излизам храбро срещу čelit trodse trotzen αντιμετωπίζω με θάρρος, αψηφώ desafiar, arrostrar trotsima با شجاعت روبرو شدن uhmata braver לְהִתמוֹדֵד בְּאוֹמֶץ सामना करना, ललकारना hrabro se suprotstaviti dacol menghadapi dengan tabah mæta, horfast í augu við affrontare, sfidare ～に立ち向かう 용감히 맞서다 drąsiai pasitikti drosmīgi stāties pretī mengharungi trotseren trasse, driste seg (ut i) stawiać czoło desafiar a înfrunta храбро встречать, переносить čeliť kljubovati prkositi trotsa, tappert möta กล้า göğüs germek, cesaretle karşı koymak 勇敢地從事或面對 безстрашно зустрічати دلیری سے مقابلہ کرنا đương đầu với 冒（风雨等）

n

a Red Indian warrior. krygsheld, dapper kryger محارب من الهنود الحمر индианец indiánský válečník indianerkriger der Tapfere ερυθρόδερμος πολεμιστής, Ινδιάνος guerrero indio indiaanisõjamees جنگجوی سرخپوست intiaanisoturi guerrier amérindien לוֹחֵם אִנדִיָאנִי @@@אִינדִיָאנִי$$$ अमेरिका का आदिवासी, रेड इंडियन indijanski ratnik indián harcos prajurit Indian stríðsmaður guerriero pellerossa アメリカインディアンの戦士 전사 indėnų karys indiāņu karavīrs pahlawan Red Indian krijger indianerkriger wojownik bravo luptător amerindian индейский воин indiánsky bojovník indijanski bojevnik indijanski ratnik krigare นักรบชาวอินเดียนแดง savaşçı, muharip 北美印第安戰士 индіанський воїн ریڈ انڈین جنگ جو chiến binh da đỏ 北美印第安战士

adv bravely

He met his death bravely. moedig, dapper بشجاعه смело statečně tappert mutig γενναία valientemente, con valentía vapralt شجاعانه urheasti bravement בְּאוֹמֶץ साहसपूर्वक hrabro bátran dengan berani með hugrekki coraggiosamente 勇ましく 용감하게 drąsiai drosmīgi; drošsirdīgi dengan beraninya moedig tappert mężnie corajosamente cu curaj храбро statočne pogumno hrabro modigt, tappert อย่างกล้าหาญ yiğitçe, cesaretle 勇敢地 хоробро بہادری سے ، دلیرانہ dũng cảm 勇敢地

n bravery

moed, dapperheid, onverskrokkenheid شجاعه смелост statečnost, odvaha tapperhed; mod die Tapferkeit γενναιότητα bravura vaprus شجاعت urheus bravoure אוֹמֶץ साहस hrabrost bátorság keberanian hugrekki, dirfska coraggio 勇敢 용기 drąsa drosme; drošsirdība keberanian moed mot, tapperhet odwaga coragem bravură храбрость odvaha pogum hrabrost mod, tapperhet ความกล้าหาญ yüreklilik, yiğitlik, kahramanlık 勇敢 хоробрість شجاعت ، جانبازی sự can đảm 勇敢