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Meaning of brave | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
bɹeɪv

Definitions

  1. A surname.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A Native American warrior.
    dated
  3. Strong in the face of fear; courageous
  4. A surname
  5. A census-designated place in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States.
    countable, uncountable
  6. A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
    obsolete
  7. To make a courageous show or put up a stalwart front.
  8. Having any sort of superiority or excellence
  9. A census-designated place in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States
  10. A challenge; a defiance; bravado.
    obsolete
  11. Having or showing courage:audacious, bold, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fortitudinous, gallant, game, hardy, heroic, intrepid, mettlesome, plucky, stout, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous.
  12. Making a fine show or display
  13. Archaic. One who is habitually cruel to smaller or weaker people:browbeater, bulldozer, bully, hector, intimidator.
  14. Foolish or unwise
  15. To confront boldly and courageously:beard, challenge, dare, defy, face, front.
  16. A Native American warrior
  17. 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 corajoso statečný tapfer tapper; modig γενναίοςvaliente, valeroso vapper شجاع urhea braveאמיץ साहसी hrabar bátor berani hugrakkur coraggioso 勇敢な 용감한 drąsus drosmīgs; drošs; drošsirdīgs berani moedigmodig, tapperodważny زړورتیا corajoso brav, curajos смелый statočný pogumen hrabar modig, tapper กล้า cesur 勇敢的 хоробрий, сміливий بہادر ، دلیر ga...
    etc
  18. to meet or face boldly. They braved the cold weather. trotseer, uitdaag يتحدّى، يقاوم بشجاعه излизам храбро срещу enfrentar čelit trotzen trodse αντιμετωπίζω με θάρρος, αψηφώdesafiar, 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 용감하게 맞서다 drąsiai pasitikti drosmīgi stāties pretī mengharungi trotserentrasse, driste seg stawiać czoło له زړورت...
  19. a Red Indian warrior. krygsheld, dapper kryger محارب من الهنود الحمر индианец bravo indiánský válečník der Tapfere indianerkriger ερυθρόδερμος πολεμιστής, Ινδιάνοςguerrero indio indiaanisõjamees جنگجوی سرخپوست intiaanitaistelija 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 (북미 인디언) 전사 indėnų karys indiāņu karavīrs pahlawan Red Indian krijgerindianerkriger wojo...
  20. He met his death bravely. moedig, dapper بشجاعه смело corajosamente statečně mutig tappert γενναίαvalientemente, 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 moedigtappert mężnie زړورتیا سره corajosamente cu curaj храбро statočne pogumno hrabro modigt, tappert อย่างกล้าหาญ yiğitçe, cesaretle 勇敢地 хоробро بہادری سے ، دلیرانہ dũng cảm 勇敢地
  21. moed, dapperheid, onverskrokkenheid شجاعه смелост coragem statečnost, odvaha die Tapferkeit tapperhed; mod γενναιότηταbravura vaprus شجاعت urheus bravoureאומץ साहस hrabrost bátorság keberanian hugrekki, dirfska coraggio 勇敢 용기 drąsa drosme; drošsirdība keberanian moedmot, tapperhetodwaga زړورتیا coragem bravură храбрость odvaha pogum hrabrost mod, tapperhet ความกล้าหาญ yüreklilik, yiğitlik, kahramanlık 勇敢 хоробрість شجاعت ، جانبازی sự can đảm 勇敢
  22. Possessing or displaying courage.

Equivalents

Afrikaans dapper
Azərbaycanca cəsur comərd mərd ürəkli
বাংলা সাহসী
བོད་སྐད དཔའ་བོ
Bosanski brav brava čalma
Cymraeg dewr eofn glew gwrdd gwrol
Dansk modig
Deutsch Krieger mutig tapfer trotzen
Esperanto brava kuraĝa
Euskara ausart
فارسی دلیر شجاع نیو
Suomi reipas rohkea uhmata urhea
Français brave Brave brave courageux
Galego bravo valente
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi koa
עברית אמיץ
हिन्दी बहादुर
Hrvatski brav brava čalma
Magyar bátor
Հայերեն քաջ
Bahasa Indonesia berani gaco menerjang perwira
Íslenska hugrakkur
ខ្មែរ ក្លាហាន
한국어 용감하다
Kurdî bravo cesûr dewr
Кыргызча кайраттуу
Lëtzebuergesch couragéiert daper
ລາວ ກາ
Lietuvių drąsus
Latviešu drosmīgs dross
Te Reo Māori toa
Македонски смел храбар
മലയാളം ധീര
Монгол эрэлхэг
Bahasa Melayu berani
Malti kuraġġuż
မြန်မာဘာသာ ရဲရင့် သတ္တိကောင်း
Nederlands moedig
Português bravio bravo corajoso valente
Română brav curajos
Slovenčina odvážny zvládnuť
Slovenščina pogumen
Shqip trimërisht
Српски brav brava čalma
Svenska modig
Kiswahili jasiri
Тоҷикӣ далер шуҷоъ
Türkmençe batyr
Tagalog matapang
ئۇيغۇرچە باتۇر جەسۇر
Oʻzbekcha Jasur

Examples

“Hot Braves, like thee, may fight; but know not well / To manage this, the laſt great Stake of Hell.”
“In no other land, in modern times, have towns so absolutely died and disappeared, as in the old mining regions of California. […] For, observe, it was an assemblage of two hundred thousand young men—not simpering, dainty, kid-gloved weaklings, but stalwart, muscular, dauntless young braves, brimful of push and energy, and royally endowed with every attribute that goes to make up a peerless and magnificent manhood—the very pick and choice of the world's glorious ones.”
“Demetrius, thou dost overween in all; / And so in this, to bear me down with braves.”

CEFR level

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