brave

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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: brāv
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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /bɹeɪv/
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• Australian, New-Zealand: /bɹæɪv/
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• Scotland: /bɾev/
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• Scotland: [bɾeːv]
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• Wales: /bɾeːv/ without the pane–pain merger
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From Middle French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo, itself of uncertain origin (see there). Doublet of bravo.

From Middle French braver, from brave.

254 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: dapper — strong in the face of fear
• Afrikaans: braaf — strong in the face of fear
• Albanian: i guximshëm — strong in the face of fear
• Albanian: Trrim — strong in the face of fear
• Southern Altai: јӱректӱ (ǰürektü) — strong in the face of fear
• Arabic: شُجَاع (šujāʕ) — strong in the face of fear
• Arabic: جَرِيء (jarīʔ) — strong in the face of fear
• Arabic: جَسُور (jasūr) — strong in the face of fear
• Arabic: شجيع (šagīʕ) — strong in the face of fear
• Arabic: شجاع (šujāʕ) — strong in the face of fear
• Arabic: جريء (jarīʔ) — strong in the face of fear
• Armenian: քաջ (kʻaǰ) — strong in the face of fear
• Aromanian: gioni — strong in the face of fear
• Asturian: bravu — strong in the face of fear
• Asturian: valiente — strong in the face of fear
• Asturian: coraxosu — strong in the face of fear
• Azerbaijani: cəsur — strong in the face of fear
• Azerbaijani: mərd — strong in the face of fear
• Azerbaijani: comərd — strong in the face of fear
• Azerbaijani: ürəkli — strong in the face of fear
• Bashkir: батыр (batır) — strong in the face of fear
• Bashkir: ҡыйыу (qıyıw) — strong in the face of fear
• Basque: ausart — strong in the face of fear
• Belarusian: хра́бры (xrábry) — strong in the face of fear
• Belarusian: адва́жны (advážny) — strong in the face of fear
• Belarusian: сме́лы (smjély) — strong in the face of fear
• Bengali: সাহসী (śahośi) — strong in the face of fear
• Breton: kaloneg — strong in the face of fear
• Bulgarian: хра́бър (hrábǎr) — strong in the face of fear
• Bulgarian: смел (smel) — strong in the face of fear
• Burmese: ရဲရင့် (rai:rang.) — strong in the face of fear
• Burmese: သတ္တိကောင်း (satti.kaung:) — strong in the face of fear
• Catalan: valent — strong in the face of fear
• Catalan: coratjós — strong in the face of fear
• Catalan: audaç — strong in the face of fear
• Chechen: майра (majra) — strong in the face of fear
• Cherokee: ᏧᎵᏨᏯᏍᏗ (tsulitsvyasdi) — strong in the face of fear
• Chinese Mandarin: 勇敢 (yǒnggǎn) — strong in the face of fear
• Czech: odvážný — strong in the face of fear
• Czech: statečný — strong in the face of fear
• Danish: modig — strong in the face of fear
• Dutch: moedig — strong in the face of fear
• Esperanto: brava — strong in the face of fear
• Esperanto: kuraĝa — strong in the face of fear
• Estonian: vapper — strong in the face of fear
• Estonian: vahva — strong in the face of fear
• Estonian: julge — strong in the face of fear
• Faroese: djarvur — strong in the face of fear
• Finnish: rohkea — strong in the face of fear
• Finnish: urhea — strong in the face of fear
• Finnish: urhoollinen — strong in the face of fear
• French: courageux — strong in the face of fear
• Friulian: di fiât — strong in the face of fear
• Galician: bravo — strong in the face of fear
• Galician: valente — strong in the face of fear
• Georgian: გამბედავი (gambedavi) — strong in the face of fear
• Georgian: მამაცი (mamaci) — strong in the face of fear
• Georgian: გულადი (guladi) — strong in the face of fear
• Georgian: გაბედული (gabeduli) — strong in the face of fear
• Georgian: ვაჟკაცი (važḳaci) — strong in the face of fear
• Georgian: გულოვანი (gulovani) — strong in the face of fear
• German: tapfer — strong in the face of fear
• German: mutig — strong in the face of fear
• Greek: γενναίος (gennaíos) — strong in the face of fear
• Greek: θαρραλέος (tharraléos) — strong in the face of fear
• Ancient Greek: ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos) — strong in the face of fear
• Ancient Greek: θρασύς (thrasús) — strong in the face of fear
• Haitian Creole: brav — strong in the face of fear
• Hawaiian: koa — strong in the face of fear
• Hebrew: אַמִּיץ (amitz) — strong in the face of fear
• Hebrew: אמיצה (amitza) — strong in the face of fear
• Hindi: बहादुर (bahādur) — strong in the face of fear
• Hindi: व्यकित (vyakit) — strong in the face of fear
• Hungarian: bátor — strong in the face of fear
• Icelandic: hugrakkur — strong in the face of fear
• Ido: brava — strong in the face of fear
• Ido: kurajoza — strong in the face of fear
• Igbo: ebube — strong in the face of fear
• Indonesian: berani — strong in the face of fear
• Ingush: майра (majra) — strong in the face of fear
• Irish: calma — strong in the face of fear
• Irish: misniúil — strong in the face of fear
• Irish: cróga — strong in the face of fear
• Irish: móruchtúil — strong in the face of fear
• Irish: fearúil — strong in the face of fear
• Italian: coraggioso — strong in the face of fear
• Italian: ardito — strong in the face of fear
• Italian: baldo — strong in the face of fear
• Italian: audace — strong in the face of fear
• Italian: valoroso — strong in the face of fear
• Italian: impavido — strong in the face of fear
• Japanese: 勇敢な (yūkan na) — strong in the face of fear
• Japanese: 勇気ある (yūki aru) — strong in the face of fear
• Japanese: 勇猛な (yūmō na) — strong in the face of fear
• Japanese: 雄々しい (ooshii) — strong in the face of fear
• Javanese: wani — strong in the face of fear
• Old Javanese: wani — strong in the face of fear
• Kazakh: ержүрек (erjürek) — strong in the face of fear
• Kazakh: батыл (batyl) — strong in the face of fear
• Kazakh: батыр (batyr) — strong in the face of fear
• Kazakh: дәділ (dädıl) — strong in the face of fear
• Khmer: ក្លាហាន (klaa haan) — strong in the face of fear
• Korean: 용감하다 (yonggamhada) — strong in the face of fear
• Central Kurdish: ئازا (aza) — strong in the face of fear
• Central Kurdish: قارەمان (qareman) — strong in the face of fear
• Kyrgyz: кайраттуу (kayrattuu) — strong in the face of fear
• Kyrgyz: жүрөктүү (jüröktüü) — strong in the face of fear
• Kyrgyz: батымдуу (batımduu) — strong in the face of fear
• Ladino: korajozo — strong in the face of fear
• Lao: ກໍາແຫງ (kam ngǣ) — strong in the face of fear
• Lao: ກ້າຫານ (kā hān) — strong in the face of fear
• Lao: ກ້າ (kā) — strong in the face of fear
• Latin: animosus — strong in the face of fear
• Latin: fortis — strong in the face of fear
• Latin: magnanimus — strong in the face of fear
• Latvian: drosmīgs — strong in the face of fear
• Latvian: drošs — strong in the face of fear
• Lithuanian: drąsus — strong in the face of fear
• Luxembourgish: daper — strong in the face of fear
• Luxembourgish: couragéiert — strong in the face of fear
• Macedonian: хра́бар (hrábar) — strong in the face of fear
• Macedonian: смел (smel) — strong in the face of fear
• Malay: berani — strong in the face of fear
• Malayalam: ധീര (dhīra) — strong in the face of fear
• Malayalam: ധൈര്യമുള്ള (dhairyamuḷḷa) — strong in the face of fear
• Maltese: kuraġġuż — strong in the face of fear
• Manchu: ᠪᠠᡨᡠ᠋ᡵᡠ (baturu) — strong in the face of fear
• Māori: hautoa — strong in the face of fear
• Māori: māia — strong in the face of fear
• Māori: toa — strong in the face of fear
• Marathi: चातुर्य (cāturya) — strong in the face of fear
• Middle English: doughty — strong in the face of fear
• Mongolian: эрэлхэг (erelxeg) — strong in the face of fear
• Mongolian: зоригтой (zorigtoj) — strong in the face of fear
• Norman: brave — strong in the face of fear
• Norwegian: modig — strong in the face of fear
• Occitan: coratjós — strong in the face of fear
• Occitan: valent — strong in the face of fear
• Ojibwe: zoongide'e — strong in the face of fear
• Old English: beald — strong in the face of fear
• Ottawa: aakde'e — strong in the face of fear
• Ottawa: zoongde'e — strong in the face of fear
• Pacoh: préinh — strong in the face of fear
• Persian: شجاع (šojâ') — strong in the face of fear
• Persian: دلیر (delir) — strong in the face of fear
• Persian: نیو (niv) — strong in the face of fear
• Plautdietsch: brow — strong in the face of fear
• Polish: odważny — strong in the face of fear
• Polish: chrobry — strong in the face of fear
• Polish: dzielny — strong in the face of fear
• Portuguese: bravo — strong in the face of fear
• Portuguese: valente — strong in the face of fear
• Portuguese: corajoso — strong in the face of fear
• Portuguese: bravio — strong in the face of fear
• Romanian: curajos — strong in the face of fear
• Romanian: brav — strong in the face of fear
• Russian: хра́брый (xrábryj) — strong in the face of fear
• Russian: сме́лый (smélyj) — strong in the face of fear
• Russian: отва́жный (otvážnyj) — strong in the face of fear
• Russian: бесстра́шный (besstrášnyj) — strong in the face of fear
• Russian: бра́вый (brávyj) — strong in the face of fear
• Sanskrit: वीर (vīra) — strong in the face of fear
• Scots: wicht — strong in the face of fear
• Scottish Gaelic: misneachail — strong in the face of fear
• Scottish Gaelic: tapaidh — strong in the face of fear
• Serbo-Croatian: храбар — strong in the face of fear
• Serbo-Croatian: hrabar — strong in the face of fear
• Sicilian: curaggiusu — strong in the face of fear
• Slovak: odvážny — strong in the face of fear
• Slovak: statočný — strong in the face of fear
• Slovene: pogumen — strong in the face of fear
• Slovene: hraber — strong in the face of fear
• Somali: geesi — strong in the face of fear
• Spanish: bravo — strong in the face of fear
• Swahili: jasiri — strong in the face of fear
• Swedish: modig — strong in the face of fear
• Swedish: tapper — strong in the face of fear
• Tagalog: matapang — strong in the face of fear
• Tajik: шуҷоъ (šujo') — strong in the face of fear
• Tajik: далер (daler) — strong in the face of fear
• Tajik: диловар (dilovar) — strong in the face of fear
• Tajik: шуҷоатманд (šujoatmand) — strong in the face of fear
• Tamil: தைரியசாலி (tairiyacāli) — strong in the face of fear
• Telugu: ధైర్యమైన (dhairyamaina) — strong in the face of fear
• Thai: กล้าหาญ (glâa-hǎan) — strong in the face of fear
• Thai: กล้า (glâa) — strong in the face of fear
• Tibetan: བློ་ཁོག་ཆེན་པོ (blo khog chen po) — strong in the face of fear
• Tibetan: དཔའ་བོ (dpa' bo) — strong in the face of fear
• Turkish: cesur — strong in the face of fear
• Turkish: mert — strong in the face of fear
• Turkish: korkusuz — strong in the face of fear
• Turkish: yürekli — strong in the face of fear
• Turkish: cesaretli — strong in the face of fear
• Ottoman Turkish: قوچاق (koçak) — strong in the face of fear
• Turkmen: batyr — strong in the face of fear
• Turkmen: mert — strong in the face of fear
• Tuvan: эккер-эрес (ekker-eres) — strong in the face of fear
• Tuvan: кайгал (kaygal) — strong in the face of fear
• Tuvan: дидим (didim) — strong in the face of fear
• Ukrainian: хоро́брий (xoróbryj) — strong in the face of fear
• Ukrainian: відва́жний (vidvážnyj) — strong in the face of fear
• Ukrainian: сміли́вий (smilývyj) — strong in the face of fear
• Unami: ilamàlsi — strong in the face of fear
• Urdu: بهادر (bahādur) — strong in the face of fear
• Uyghur: باتۇر (batur) — strong in the face of fear
• Uyghur: قورقماس (qorqmas) — strong in the face of fear
• Uyghur: جەسۇر (jesur) — strong in the face of fear
• Uyghur: مەرد (merd) — strong in the face of fear
• Uzbek: jasur — strong in the face of fear
• Uzbek: mard — strong in the face of fear
• Uzbek: botir — strong in the face of fear
• Uzbek: dovyurak — strong in the face of fear
• Vietnamese: dũng cảm — strong in the face of fear
• Vietnamese: mạnh dạn — strong in the face of fear
• Vietnamese: mạnh bạo — strong in the face of fear
• Vietnamese: gan dạ — strong in the face of fear
• Vietnamese: quả cảm — strong in the face of fear
• Vietnamese: gan góc — strong in the face of fear
• Volapük: kuradik — strong in the face of fear
• Walloon: coraedjeus — strong in the face of fear
• Walloon: bråve — strong in the face of fear
• Walloon: franc — strong in the face of fear
• Welsh: dewr — strong in the face of fear
• Welsh: gwrdd — strong in the face of fear
• Welsh: gwrol — strong in the face of fear
• Welsh: eofn — strong in the face of fear
• Welsh: glew — strong in the face of fear
• Yiddish: העלדיש (heldish) — strong in the face of fear
• Yiddish: מוטיק (mutik) — strong in the face of fear
• Zulu: -nesibindi — strong in the face of fear
• Russian: дивный (divnyj) — (obsolete) having any sort of superiority or excellence
• Bulgarian: индиански воин (indianski voin) — native American warrior
• Finnish: intiaanisoturi — native American warrior
• German: Krieger — native American warrior
• Russian: инде́йский во́ин (indéjskij vóin) — native American warrior
• Albanian: Trimerisht — to encounter with courage
• Bulgarian: осмелявам се (osmeljavam se) — to encounter with courage
• Bulgarian: осмеля се (osmelja se) — to encounter with courage
• Bulgarian: посмявам (posmjavam) — to encounter with courage
• Bulgarian: посмея (posmeja) — to encounter with courage
• Bulgarian: предизвиквам (predizvikvam) — to encounter with courage
• Cebuano: sungasong — to encounter with courage
• Czech: čelit — to encounter with courage
• Czech: postavit se — to encounter with courage
• Czech: odvážně čelit — to encounter with courage
• Czech: vzdorovat — to encounter with courage
• Czech: stavět se čelem — to encounter with courage
• Finnish: uhmata — to encounter with courage
• Finnish: kohdata rohkeasti — to encounter with courage
• German: trotzen — to encounter with courage
• Indonesian: menerjang — to encounter with courage
• Irish: tabhair dúshlán — to encounter with courage
• Slovak: zdolať — to encounter with courage
• Slovak: zvládnuť — to encounter with courage