bravado
A swaggering show of defiance or courageA swaggering show of defiance or courage.
» True bravery is quite another thing from bravado.
Wahre Tapferkeit ist etwas völlig anderes als Imponiergehabe.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A swaggering show of defiance or courage.
The angry customer stood in the middle of the showroom and voiced his complaints with loud bravado.
Angeberei, Draufgängertum, Gehabe
брава́даbraváda
a swaggering show of courage
(countable, uncountable)A superficial show of courage.
Gehabe, theatralisches Getue
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брава́даbraváda
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A swaggerer; a braggart.
Examples
2 sentencesTrue bravery is quite another thing from bravado.
deWahre Tapferkeit ist etwas völlig anderes als Imponiergehabe.
Ziri was full of bravado.
Translations
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Origin
From French bravade (“bragging or boasting”), from Italian bravata, from verb bravare (“brFrom French bravade (“bragging or boasting”), from Italian bravata, from verb bravare (“brag, boast”), from bravo. Compare bravura.
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Forms
plural: bravados / bravadoesSynonyms
1 synonyms- a swaggering show of courage:bluster
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable