mettle
A quality of courage and enduranceA quality of courage and endurance.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» There's nothing like close combat to test one's mettle.
Что касается проверки собственной ретивости, ничто не сравнится с ближним боем. — shanghainese
Ближний бой - это бесподобное средство проверить собственную отвагу. — shanghainese
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Examples
4 sentencesThere's nothing like close combat to test one's mettle.
ruЧто касается проверки собственной ретивости, ничто не сравнится с ближним боем. — shanghainese
I admire how she demonstrated her mettle in that difficult situation.
The mettle of a true leader is seen in tough times.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)A quality of courage and endurance.
Mut, Eifer, Enthusiasmus
пылpyl, рве́ниеrvénije, выно́сливостьvynóslivostʹ
the courage to carry on
(uncountable, usually)Good temperament and character.
Feurigkeit
Origin
From figurative use of metal (since 16th century). The two spellings were originally interFrom figurative use of metal (since 16th century). The two spellings were originally interchangeable variants, but came to be distinguished by sense in the 18th century.
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Forms
plural: mettles| Singular | mettle |
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uncountable
Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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