Bravo

Bra·vo (brä

), Río

See Rio Grande¹.

bra·vo¹ (brä

, brä-v

)

interj.

Used to express approval, especially of a performance.

n. pl. bra·vos

A shout or cry of "bravo."

v. bra·voed, bra·vo·ing, bra·voes

v.tr.

To express approval of by shouting "bravo."

v.intr.

To shout "bravo."

[Italian; see brave.]

bra·vo² (brä

)

n. pl. bra·voes or bra·vos

A villain, especially a hired killer.

[Italian, from bravo, wild, excellent; see brave.]

bravo

interj

well done!

1. pl -vos a cry of ``bravo''

2. (Business / Professions) pl -voes, -vos a hired killer or assassin

[from Italian: splendid!; see brave]

Bravo [ˈbrɑːvəʊ]

(Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) Communications a code word for the letter b

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Noun	1.	bravo - a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors" assassin, assassinator political science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political units liquidator, manslayer, murderer - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
	2.	bravo - a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance cheer - a cry or shout of approval
Verb	1.	bravo - applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava' applaud, acclaim, clap, spat - clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

bravo

noun congratulations, well done, good for you, encore, nice one (informal) 'Bravo! You're right,' the students said.

Translations

bravo [ˈbrɑːˈvəʊ] EXCL (bravoes or bravos (pl)) → ¡bravo!, ¡olé!

bravo [ˌbrɑːˈvəʊ] (old-fashioned) excl (= well done) → bravo

bravo

interj → bravo!

n pl <-es> → Bravoruf m

bravo [ˈbrɑːˈvəʊ] excl → bravo!, bene!

bravo

interj bravo [braːˈvəu, (American ) ˈbra:ˈvou]

(when applauding a performer etc) well done! mooi, uitstekend, bravo أحسنت! عظيم! برافو! браво bravo, výborně bravo Bravo μπράβο! bravo braavo! آفرین bravo bravo בְּרָאבוֹ! शबाश्‍ा, वाह-वाह odlično! bravó! bagus! bravó!, heyr! bravo ブラボー 브라보 bravo! bravo! syabas bravo bravo(rop) brawo bravo! bravo! браво bravo bravo bravo bravo ไชโย aferin, bravo (向表演者喝采)好棒！ браво! کسی بہادر شخص کے لئے تعریفی کلمہ hoan hô 喝彩声

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all-rounder assassin Assassinator brava brave bravissimo considering cut-throat force protection condition good Hackster Handy hear liquidator manslayer murderer new broom political science Rio Bravo	1830; The Bravo, 1831; The Heidenmauer, or the Benedictines, 1832; The Headsman, 1833; A Letter to his Countrymen, 1834; The Monikins, 1835; Sketches of Switzerland, 1836; Gleanings in Europe: 1837; (England) The Prairie by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context How he loves the bravo of Chao with his sabre from the Chinese Sheffield of Wu, "with the surface smooth as ice and dazzling as snow, with his saddle broidered with silver upon his white steed; who when he passes, swift as the wind, may be said to resemble a shooting star A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context This soldier, then, that I have described, this Vicente de la Roca, this bravo, gallant, musician, poet, was often seen and watched by Leandra from a window of her house which looked out on the plaza. Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context	brattice brattish brattishing brattle Brattleboro bratty bratwurst Braun Braun's holly fern braunite Braunschweig Braunschweiger brava Bravade bravado Bravais lattice brave brave new world brave out bravely braveness bravery Braving Bravingly bravissimo Bravo bravura braw brawl Brawler brawling Brawlingly brawly brawn Brawned Brawner Brawniness brawny Braxton Bragg Braxton Hicks contractions Braxton-Hicks contraction braxy bray brayer Braying Braz. braze brazen Brazen age brazen out Brazen sea	braveness braveness braver braver braver braveries braveries bravery bravery bravery Bravery, Attitude, Dedication, Guts, & Everything Bravery, Honor, Courage braves braves braves braves bravest bravest bravest Bravest of the Brave Bravest of the Brave Bravia BRAVIA Sync Bravin, Nikolai Bravin, Nikolai Mikhailovich braving braving braving Bravingly bravissimo Bravo Bravo Beach Hotel Bravo Fleet Bravo Zulu Bravo, Manuel Alvarez bravoed bravoed bravoes bravoes bravoing bravoing bravoite bravos bravos bravura bravura bravura bravura braw braw BRAWA BRAWC brawer brawest brawl brawl brawl brawl Brawl in the Family brawled brawled

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assassin
Assassinator
brava
brave
bravissimo
considering
cut-throat
force protection condition
good
Hackster
Handy
hear
liquidator
manslayer
murderer
new broom
political science
Rio Bravo

1830; The Bravo, 1831; The Heidenmauer, or the Benedictines, 1832; The Headsman, 1833; A Letter to his Countrymen, 1834; The Monikins, 1835; Sketches of Switzerland, 1836; Gleanings in Europe: 1837; (England)

The Prairie by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context

How he loves the bravo of Chao with his sabre from the Chinese Sheffield of Wu, "with the surface smooth as ice and dazzling as snow, with his saddle broidered with silver upon his white steed; who when he passes, swift as the wind, may be said to resemble a shooting star

A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context

This soldier, then, that I have described, this Vicente de la Roca, this bravo, gallant, musician, poet, was often seen and watched by Leandra from a window of her house which looked out on the plaza.

Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context

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