brave

  • 21brave — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or showing courage. ► NOUN dated ▪ an American Indian warrior. ► VERB ▪ endure or face (unpleasant conditions) with courage. DERIVATIVES bravely adverb bravery noun …

    English terms dictionary

  • 22brave — (bra v ; Chifflet, Grammaire, p. 123, remarque que l a a le son que nous marquons par un accent circonflexe, brâ v ; la prononciation a changé) adj. 1°   Qui affronte courageusement le danger. Les plus braves. Qui n est brave qu en paroles. •   M …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 23BRAVE — adj. des deux genres Vaillant, qui a beaucoup de valeur, beaucoup de courage. Brave soldat. Brave capitaine. Il est fort brave, brave comme son épée, comme l épée qu il porte.   Il n est brave qu en paroles, il est brave jusqu au dégainer, Ce n… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 24brave — brave1 S3 [breıv] adj comparative braver superlative bravest [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: Old Italian and Old Spanish bravo brave, wild , from Latin barbarus; BARBAROUS] 1.) …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25brave — I UK [breɪv] / US adjective Word forms brave : adjective brave comparative braver superlative bravest ** 1) capable of dealing with danger or pain, without seeming to be frightened the brave soldiers who fought and died for their country a) used… …

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  • 26BRAVE — adj. des deux genres Qui a beaucoup de valeur, beaucoup de courage. Brave soldat. Brave capitaine. Il est fort brave, brave comme son épée. Il n’est brave qu’en paroles, il est brave jusqu’au dégainer, Ce n’est qu’un fanfaron. Il signifie… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 27brave — brave1 [ breıv ] adjective ** 1. ) capable of dealing with danger or pain, without seeming to be frightened: COURAGEOUS: the brave soldiers who fought and died for their country a ) used about someone s behavior: a brave attempt to rescue the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 28brave — {{11}}brave (adj.) late 15c., from M.Fr. brave, splendid, valiant, from It. bravo brave, bold, originally wild, savage, possibly from M.L. bravus cutthroat, villain, from L. pravus crooked, depraved; a less likely etymology being from L. barbarus …

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  • 29brave — 01. It was really [brave] of her to admit her mistake to her boss. 02. Her brother received a medal for [bravery] after he jumped into the river to save a drowning child. 03. The young soldier stepped [bravely] forward, and offered to carry the… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 30brave — [[t]bre͟ɪv[/t]] ♦♦♦ braver, bravest, braves, braving, braved 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is brave is willing to do things which are dangerous, and does not show fear in difficult or dangerous situations. He was not brave enough to report the loss… …

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