courage
The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being…The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
» I was deeply impressed with his courage.
Ich war tief beeindruckt von seinem Mut. — Manfredo
Я был глубоко впечатлён его храбростью. — Hayabusa
Я був глибоко вражений його відвагою. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
It takes a lot of courage to be successful in business.
Courage, Herz, Mut
сме́лостьsmélostʹ, хра́бростьxrábrostʹ, отва́гаotvága
сміли́вістьsmilývistʹ, хоро́брістьxoróbristʹ, му́жністьmúžnistʹ
(uncountable, usually)The ability to overcome one's fear, do or live things which one finds frightening.
He plucked up the courage to tell her how he felt.
Mut, Beherztheit
му́жествоmúžestvo, реши́тельностьrešítelʹnostʹ
(uncountable, usually)The ability to maintain one's will or intent despite either the experience of fear, frailty, or frustration; or the occurrence of adversity, difficulty, defeat or reversal; moral fortitude.
2008, Maya Angelou, address for the 2008 Cornell University commencement Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.
- a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
Examples
677 sentencesI was deeply impressed with his courage.
Я був глибоко вражений його відвагою. — deniko
ruЯ был глубоко впечатлён его храбростью. — Hayabusa
deIch war tief beeindruckt von seinem Mut. — Manfredo
Tom doesn't have the courage to do that.
Тому не вистачає сміливості зробити це. — deniko
ruТому не хватает смелости это сделать. — marafon
Tom finally got the courage to ask Mary out.
Том, врешті-решт, осмілів настільки, що запросив Мері на побачення. — deniko
Tom doesn't lack courage.
Тому не бракує мужності. — deniko
I admire you for your courage.
Я у захваті від твоєї відваги. — deniko
ruЯ восхищен твоей отвагой. — wondersz1
deIch bewundere deinen Mut. — MUIRIEL
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English corage, from Old French corage (French courage), from Vulgar Latin *coFrom Middle English corage, from Old French corage (French courage), from Vulgar Latin *corāticum, from Latin cor (“heart”). Distantly related to cardiac (“of the heart”), which is from Greek, but from the same Proto-Indo-European root. Displaced Middle English elne, ellen, from Old English ellen (“courage, valor”).
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Forms
plural: courages| Singular | courage |
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uncountable
Synonyms
26 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- the courage to
- have the courage
- courage to do
- courage to ask
- up the courage
- courage to admit
- lot of courage
- courage to tell
- takes courage
- takes courage to
- courage to try
- courage to say
See also
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