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Meaning of brio | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈbɹiːoʊ

Definitions

Vigour or vivacity.

uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Elan Feuer Schwung
Français brio
Italiano brio
Português brio
Русский живость

Examples

“He lay tossing restlessly on a dirty old straw palliasse, and was in great pain; but greeted his friend with a dash of the old brio.”
“And as if to undermine their authority still further, Welsh Philpott in his innocence has made the error of placing Rick beside the pulpit in the very spot from which in the past he has read us the day's lesson with such brio and persuasion.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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