brave

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbreɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/breɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(brāv)

Inflections of 'brave' (adj):
braver
adj comparative
bravest
adj superlative
Inflections of 'brave' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
braves
v 3rd person singular
braving
v pres p
braved
v past
braved
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
brave adj (courageous)valiente adj
 The brave soldiers rushed onto the battlefield.
 Los valientes soldados se abalanzaron hacia el campo de batalla.
brave n (Native American warrior)guerrero indio grupo nom
 A Cherokee brave rode out to meet the soldiers.
 Un guerrero indio de los cherokees salió al encuentro de los soldados.
brave [sth]⇒ vtr (face)enfrentarse⇒ v prnl
 We braved many obstacles in our journey.
 Nos enfrentamos con muchos obstáculos en el viaje.
brave [sth] vtr (defy)desafiar⇒ vtr
 The soldier braved the odds and managed to escape injury.
 El soldado desafió las probabilidades y logró salir ileso.
the brave npl (courageous people)valiente nm
 Ours is the land of the free and home of the brave.
 La nuestra es la tierra de los libres y el hogar de los valientes.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
Fortune favours the brave,
US: Fortune favors the brave expr		 UK (You can achieve more by taking risks)el que no arriesga no gana expr
 Don´t think about it and accept the job in France, fortune favours the brave.
 No lo pienses más y acepta ese trabajo en Francia, el que no arriesga no gana.
put a brave face on it,
put a brave face on,
put on a brave face v expr		 informal (endure [sth])poner buena cara expr
  poner a mal tiempo, buena cara expr
 Let's put on a brave face and get on with it.
 Pongamos buena cara y sigamos con esto.
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'brave' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
chicken out - courageous - cowardly - dare - dauntless - doughty - fearless - gallant - gamey - gather up courage - grow a pair - have courage - have nerves of steel - have the guts - have the heart - have-a-go hero - hazard - heroic act - intrepid - lionhearted - lose your courage - man of courage - manful - mettlesome - pluck up - pluck up courage - plucky - pusillanimous - spunky - stout - stouthearted - stoutly - take courage - valiant - valorous - venture - whistle past the graveyard
Spanish:
alentado - berraco - bizarro - corajudo - guapo - valeroso - arrojado - gallardo - desafiar - agalludo - aguerrido - audaz - aventado - bravo - campeador - denodado - envalentonar - hombrada - jabato - la procesión va por dentro - luchador - numantino - puntudo - quedar como un valiente - templado - tener narices - valentía - valiente

Collocations: brave the [storm, rain, cold, elements], the brave and the [weak, cowardly], a brave [person, soul, man, dog, soldier], more...

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