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courage
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cour·age  (kûrj, kr-)
n.
The state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, fear, or vicissitudes with self-possession, confidence, and resolution; bravery.

[Middle English corage, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *corticum, from Latin cor, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]

courage [ˈkʌrɪdʒ]
n
1. the power or quality of dealing with or facing danger, fear, pain, etc.
the courage of one's convictions the confidence to act in accordance with one's beliefs
take one's courage in both hands to nerve oneself to perform an action
4. Obsolete mind; disposition; spirit
[from Old French corage, from cuer heart, from Latin cor]

Courage
1. the state or condition of being a hero.
2. behavior typical of a hero. — heroic, adj.
courage or bravery occasioned by drunkenness; Dutch courage. — potvaliant, adj.
bravery or courage. Also valience.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.couragecourage - a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
spirit - a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
mettle, nerve, spunk, heart - the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"
gallantry, heroism, valiance, valiancy, valor, valorousness, valour - the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor"
dauntlessness, intrepidity - resolute courageousness
Dutch courage - courage resulting from intoxication
stoutheartedness - the trait of having a courageous spirit
fearlessness - the trait of feeling no fear
fortitude - strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
cowardice, cowardliness - the trait of lacking courage

courage
noun bravery, nerve, fortitude, boldness, balls (taboo slang), bottle (Brit. slang), resolution, daring, guts (informal), pluck, grit, heroism, mettle, firmness, gallantry, valour, spunk (informal), fearlessness, intrepidity, hardihood They do not have the courage to apologise for their actions.
fear, cowardice, timidity, faint-heartedness, cravenness
Quotations
"No one can answer for his courage when he has never been in danger" [Duc de la Rochefoucauld Maxims]
"Sometimes even to live is an act of courage" [Seneca Letters to Lucilius]
"Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point" [C.S. Lewis]
"Screw your courage to the sticking place" [William Shakespeare Macbeth]
"As to moral courage, I have very rarely met with two o'clock in the morning courage: I mean instantaneous courage" [Napoleon Bonaparte]
Translations
courage [ˈkʌrɪdʒ] Nvalor m, valentía f
courage!¡ánimo!
I haven't the courage to refuseno tengo valor para negarme
to have the courage of one's convictionsobrar de acuerdo con su conciencia
to pluck up one's courage; take one's courage in both handsarmarse de valor
to take courage fromcobrar ánimos or sacar fuerzas de

courage [ˈkʌrɪdʒ] ncourage m
to have the courage of one's convictions → avoir le courage de ses opinions

courage
nMut m, → Courage f (inf); I haven’t the courage to refuseich habe einfach nicht den Mut, nein or Nein zu sagen; take courage! (liter)nur Mut!; to take courage from somethingsich durch etw ermutigt fühlen; to lose one’s courageden Mut verlieren; to have/lack the courage of one’s convictionsZivilcourage/keine Zivilcourage haben; to take one’s courage in both handssein Herz in beide Hände nehmen

courage [ˈkʌrɪdʒ] ncoraggio
I haven't the courage to refuse → non ho il coraggio di rifiutare
to have the courage of one's convictions → avere il coraggio delle proprie opinioni or convinzioni
to take one's courage in both hands → prendere il coraggio a due mani
courage [ˈkʌrɪdʒ] ncoraggio
I haven't the courage to refuse → non ho il coraggio di rifiutare
to have the courage of one's convictions → avere il coraggio delle proprie opinioni or convinzioni
to take one's courage in both hands → prendere il coraggio a due mani

courage
n courage [ˈkaridʒ, (American ) ˈkə:-]
the quality that makes a person able to meet dangers without fear; bravery It took courage to sail the Atlantic singlehanded. moed شَجاعَـه смелост odvaha mod der Mut θάρρος valor, valentía, coraje julgus جرأت؛ شجاعت rohkeus courage אֹמֶץ @@@אוֹמֶץ$$$ साहस hrabrost bátorság keberanian hugrekki coraggio 勇気 용기 drąsa drosme; drošsirdība keberanian moed mot odwaga coragem curaj храбрость odvaha pogum hrabrost mod, tapperhet, kurage ความกล้าหาญ cesaret 勇氣 відвага, хоробрість همت، بهادرى، دلاورى dũng cảm
adj courageous [kəˈreidʒəs]
having courage a courageous soldier. dapper شُجاع смел odvážný modig mutig θαρραλέος valiente julge دلیر؛ پرجرأت rohkea courageux אָמִיץ साहसी hrabar bátor berani hugrakkur coraggioso 勇敢な 용기 있는 drąsus drosmīgs; drošsirdīgs bersifat berani moedig modig odważny corajoso curajos храбрый odvážny pogumen hrabar modig, tapper กล้าหาญ cesur 勇敢的 хоробрий, відважний باهمت، بهادر، جرأت مند can đảm
adv couˈrageously
moedig, dapper بِشَجاعَـه смело odvážně modigt mutig θαρραλέα valientemente julgesti با شجاعت rohkeasti courageusement בְּצוּרָה אָמִיצָה साहसपूर्वक hrabro bátran dengan berani djarflega coraggiosamente 勇ましく 용기 있게 drąsiai drosmīgi; drošsirdīgi dengan berani moedig modig, djervt odważnie corajosamente curajos храбро odvážne pogumno hrabro modigt, tappert อย่างกล้าหาญ cesaretle 勇敢地 мужньо, відважно همت س‍ے، جرأت س‍ے một cách can đảm

courage إقدام odvaha mod Mut θάρρος coraje rohkeus courage hrabrost coraggio 勇気 용기 moed mot odwaga coragem отвага mod ความกล้าหาญ cesaret sự can đảm 勇气


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