bravo

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English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Italian bravo.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːvəʊ, Rhymes: -əʊ

Noun

bravo (plural bravos or bravoes)

1. A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.
   • 1753, Theophilus Cibber, The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753)^[1]:

     As for Rochester, he had not genius enough to enter the lists with Dryden, so he fell upon another method of revenge; and meanly hired bravoes to assault him.

   • 1911, H. Rider Haggard, Red Eve^[2]:

     "Why should I fight the King of England's bravoes?" inquired Acour in a languid voice of those who stood about him, a question at which they laughed.

   • 1953, Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye, Penguin 2010, p. 104:

     Because the headache will always be there, a weapon that never wears out and is as deadly as the bravo’s rapier or Lucrezia's poison vial.

2. A shout of "bravo!"
   • 1907, Kate Dickinson Sweetser, Boys and girls from Thackeray^[3]:

     There was a roar of bravoes rang through the house; Pen bellowing with the loudest.

3. The letter B in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

Translations

the letter "B"

• Estonian: Berta (et)
• Finnish: Bertta (fi)
• French: Berthe (fr)
• German: Berta (de)
• Italian: Bologna (it)

• Romanian: bravo (ro)
• Russian: Борис (ru) (Borís) 
• Spanish: Barcelona (es)
• Swedish: Bertil (sv)

Interjection

bravo!

1. Used to express appreciation, especially to a performer.

   Bravo, you have done a brilliant job!

Usage notes

Sometimes the - non anglicized - Italian female form brava is used for a woman, and the Italian plural forms brave (feminine) and bravi (masculine or mixed).

Related terms

• bravissimo

Translations

interjection

• Georgian: ყოჩაღ (ka) (qoč'aḡ) 
• Hindi: शाबाश (hi) (śābāś)
• Japanese: あっぱれ (ja) (appare)

• Romanian: bravo (ro)
• Russian: браво (ru) (brávo) 
• Swedish: bravo (sv)

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• Central Kurdish: ئافه‌رین, ئافه‌ریم

Verb

bravo (third-person singular simple present bravos, present participle bravoing, simple past and past participle bravoed)

1. To cheer or applaud, especially by saying bravo!
   • 1910, May Agnes Fleming, The Baronet's Bride^[4]:

     "And my Sunbeam was bravoed, and encored, and crowned with flowers, was she not?"

   • 1899, Richard Le Gallienne, Young Lives^[5]:

     Together they had bravoed the great tragedians, and together hopelessly worshipped the beautiful faces, enskied and sainted, of famous actresses.

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French

Etymology

From Italian bravo, a fusion of Latin prāvus and barbarus.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

bravo

1. bravo!, hear, hear!, well said!, well done!

Noun

bravo m (plural bravos)

1. plural applause, cheers
2. swordsman

Synonyms

• (2) spadassin

Related terms

• bravache
• bravade
• brave
• bravement
• braver
• bravoure

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Italian

Etymology

From a fusion of Latin prāvus and barbarus. French and English brave derived from it. Also possibly from a root *bravus < bravium.

Adjective

bravo m (f brava, m plural bravi, f plural brave) (superlative bravissimo)

1. (used before the noun) good, well-behaved
2. good, skilful, capable, clever, fine
3. good, obedient

Interjection

bravo! m (f brava!, m pl bravi!, f pl brave!)

1. (in general use) well done!, good show!
2. (at the theatre, etc) bravo!

Related terms

• bravaccio
• bravamente
• bravare
• bravata
• bravazzo
• braveria
• bravino
• bravura

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Portuguese

Etymology

From a fusion of Latin prāvus and barbarus.

Adjective

bravo m (feminine brava plural bravos feminine plural bravas; comparable)

1. angry, furious
2. bold, courageous

Inflection

  Inflection of the Portuguese adjective bravo

• Adjectives with this inflection include: bonito, cuidadoso, perfeito.

	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
positive	bravo	brava	bravos	bravas
comparative	mais bravo	mais brava	mais bravos	mais bravas
superlative	o mais bravo bravíssimo	a mais brava bravíssima	os mais bravos bravíssimos	as mais bravas bravíssimas

Interjection

bravo!

1. (in general use) well done!, good show!
2. (at the theatre, etc) bravo!

Related terms

• bravura
• embravecer

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Spanish

Etymology

Fusion of Latin prāvus and barbarus.

Adjective

bravo m (feminine brava, masculine plural bravos, feminine plural bravas)

1. angry, furious
2. bold, courageous
3. good, excellent
4. agitated (sea)

Synonyms

• (courageous): valiente
• (furious): fiero, salvaje (animal)
• (angry): enojado, enfadado

Interjection

¡bravo!

1. (in general use) well done!, good show!
2. (at the theatre, etc) bravo!

Related terms

• bravura
• embravecer