brave
A Native American warriorA Native American warrior.
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» Tom is trying to be brave.
Том пытается быть храбрым. — odexed
Том намагається бути хоробрим. — bicolino34
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3 senses(dated)A Native American warrior.
Krieger
инде́йский во́инindéjskij vóin
a North American Indian warrior
(obsolete)A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
(obsolete)A challenge; a defiance; bravado.
Examples
493 sentencesTom is trying to be brave.
Том намагається бути хоробрим. — bicolino34
ruТом пытается быть храбрым. — odexed
I'm not as brave as Tom.
Я не такий хоробрий, як Том. — deniko
ruЯ не такой храбрый, как Том. — marafon
deIch bin nicht so mutig wie Tom. — raggione
I don't think Tom is brave.
Не думаю, що Том хоробрий. — deniko
I know that Tom is brave.
Я знаю, що Том хоробрий. — deniko
ruЯ знаю, что Том храбрый. — marafon
Tom is a very brave man.
Том дуже хоробра людина. — deniko
deTom ist ein sehr tapferer Mann. — wolfgangth
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo, itself of uncertain origin (see theFrom Middle French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo, itself of uncertain origin (see there). Doublet of bravo.
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Forms
plural: bravesAntonyms
1 antonymsCollocations
12 patterns- is a brave
- a brave person
- a brave man
- was very brave
- as brave as
- brave person
- brave man
- were as brave
- a very brave
- brave enough to
- brave soldier
- to be brave
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.