brave in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for brave in the English»French Dictionary

I.brave [Brit breɪv, Am breɪv] N

1. brave (Indian warrior):

brave

brave m

Phrases:

the brave + vb pl

les courageux

none but the brave liter

seuls les courageux

II.brave [Brit breɪv, Am breɪv] ADJ

1. brave (courageous):

brave person, effort

courageux/-euse

brave smile

brave

be brave!

courage!

he was very brave about it

il a été très courageux

it was brave of her to do it

c'était courageux de sa part de le faire

2. brave (fine) liter:

brave sight

beau/belle

in a brave new world iron

dans le meilleur des mondes

III.brave [Brit breɪv, Am breɪv] VB trans (all contexts)

brave

braver

IV.brave [Brit breɪv, Am breɪv]

to put on a brave face, to put a brave face on things

faire bonne contenance

to put a brave face on [sth] report, rumour

faire bonne contenance devant

to be as brave as a lion

être courageux comme un lion

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unprecedentedly brave/large

d'une bravoure/d'une taille sans précédent

Translations for brave in the French»English Dictionary

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braver tempête, danger

to brave

braver la faim et la soif

to brave hunger and thirst

époustouflant de courage

amazingly ou incredibly brave

être d'une grande bravoure

to be very brave

faire preuve de bravoure

to be brave

la fortune sourit aux audacieux prov

fortune favours the brave prov

brave personne

brave

brave

brave man

courageux (courageuse) (sans peur)

brave

sois courageux (gén)

be brave

affronter montagne, tempête, froid

to brave

courageux mais pas téméraire

brave but not foolhardy

brave in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brave in the English»French Dictionary

I.brave [breɪv] ADJ

brave

courageux, -euse

to give a brave smile

sourire bravement

Phrases:

to put on a brave face

ne rien laisser paraître

II.brave [breɪv] VB trans

brave

braver

Translations for brave in the French»English Dictionary

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vaillant(e)

brave

brave

brave

audacieux (-euse)

brave person

courageux, mais pas téméraire!

brave, but not stupid!

fort(e)

brave

fort(e) âme

brave

brave Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to give a brave smile

sourire bravement

to put on a brave face

ne rien laisser paraître

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Cheeky, daring, brave and agile, he always makes jokes, having a great sense of humour and of sarcasm.

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In the last analysis, he seemed not terribly brave.

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A brave (or foolhardy) man bets that he can spend the night aboard the allegedly haunted ship.

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The less brave can simply watch the frantic creations take shape before their eyes.

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Braves executives have said transportation issues make it difficult for fans to come to games.

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Though they are among the weakest races, they are very brave people and will fight to the last for their homes and lives.

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He is often brave to the point of being foolhardy, and tends to charge into situations head-first (literally).

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His dignified and brave behavior made it to the folk epic song.

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With the reputation of a brave man of great character even among his enemies, he died free in 1597.

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