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mettle [ˈmɛtəl] n
1. courage; spirit 2. inherent character on one's mettle roused to putting forth one's best efforts [originally variant spelling of metal] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
mettle noun 1. courage, spirit, resolution, resolve, life, heart, fire, balls (taboo slang), bottle (Brit. slang), nerve, daring, guts (informal), pluck, grit, bravery, fortitude, vigour, boldness, gallantry, ardour, valour, spunk (informal), indomitability, hardihood, gameness It's the first real test of his mettle this season. 2. character, quality, nature, make-up, stamp, temper, kidney, temperament, calibre, disposition He is of a different mettle from the others. Translations mettle [ˈmɛtəl] n → courage m to be on one's mettle → être prêt(e) à donner le meilleur de soi-même We have to be on our mettle → Nous devons être prêts à donner le meilleur de nous-mêmes. mettle n (= spirit) → Courage f, → Stehvermögen nt; (of horse) → Zähigkeit f; (= temperament) → Feuer nt; a man of mettle → ein Mann von echtem Schrot und Korn; to show one’s mettle → zeigen, was in einem steckt; to test somebody’s mettle, to be a test of somebody’s mettle (thing) → zeigen, was in jdm steckt; (person) → herausfinden, was in jdm steckt; to be on one’s mettle → auf dem Posten sein; to put somebody on his mettle → jdn fordern How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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