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adjective

Having or showing courage: audacious, bold, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fortitudinous, gallant, game, hardy, heroic, intrepid, mettlesome, plucky, stout, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous. Informal spunky. Slang gutsy, gutty. See fear/courage.

noun

One who is habitually cruel to smaller or weaker people: browbeater, bulldozer, bully, hector, intimidator. See over/under.

verb

To confront boldly and courageously: beard, challenge, dare, defy, face, front. Idioms: fly in the face of, snap one's fingers at, stand up to, thumb one's nose at. See resist/yield.

adj

Definition: bold
Antonyms: afraid, cautious, fearful, frightened, humble, meek, reticent, retiring, shy, timid

v

Definition: endure bad situation
Antonyms: break down, capitulate, complain, dodge, fear, give up, hide, run away, skip

IN BRIEF: With courage in the face of fear.

The knight bravely did battle with the dragon even though he was trembling in his boots.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - modig, tapper
n. - tapper kriger, indianerkriger
v. tr. - trodse, byde trods
v. intr. - udvise mod

idioms:

• brave new world    fagre nye verden

Nederlands (Dutch)
moedig, dapper, Amerikaans Indiaanse strijder, trotseren, uitdagen

Français (French)
adj. - brave, courageux, vaillant, courageux (une tentative), beau/belle (littér), élégant (littér)
n. - brave, guerrier indien
v. tr. - braver, affronter
v. intr. - braver

idioms:

• brave new world    le meilleur des mondes, ne pas arrêter le progrès (iro)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - mutig, tapfer
n. - (unerschrockener) indianischer Krieger
v. - trotzen

idioms:

• brave new world    eine schöne neue Welt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανδρείος, γενναίος, παλικαρίσιος, άριστος, περίφημος
v. - αψηφώ, αντιμετωπίζω γενναία
n. - πολεμιστής ερυθρόδερμος

idioms:

• brave new world    θαυμάσιος καινούργιος κόσμος

Italiano (Italian)
affrontare, coraggioso

idioms:

• brave new world    nuovo mondo coraggioso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - corajoso
v. - desafiar
n. - guerreiro (m) índio

idioms:

• brave new world    admirável (m) mundo novo

Русский (Russian)
бросать вызов, храбрый, индейский воин

idioms:

• brave new world    лучший из миров, Храбрый Новый Мир

Español (Spanish)
adj. - valiente, bravo, valeroso
n. - valiente
v. tr. - arrostrar, afrontar, desafiar, hacer frente
v. intr. - aceptar un desafío, ser valiente

idioms:

• brave new world    la perfecta sociedad del futuro

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - modig, djärv, duktig, fin, förträfflig, präktig
v. - trotsa, tappert möta
n. - (indian)krigare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
勇敢的, 英勇的, 美好的, 华丽的, 壮观的, 勇士, 武士, 勇敢地面对, 敢于冒犯, 不把...放在眼里, 吹嘘, 卖弄, 虚张声势

idioms:

• brave new world    很棒的新世界

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 勇敢的, 英勇的, 美好的, 華麗的, 壯觀的
n. - 勇士, 武士
v. tr. - 勇敢地面對, 敢於冒犯, 不把...放在眼裡
v. intr. - 吹噓, 賣弄, 虛張聲勢

idioms:

• brave new world    很棒的新世界

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 용감한, 화려한, 훌륭한
n. - 용사, 폭한
v. tr. - ~에 용감히 맞서다, ~에 도전하다, 감히 ~하다
v. intr. - 용감히 맞서다, 도전하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 勇敢な, 派手な, 勇気のある, 勇ましい
n. - 勇士, 戦士
v. - 顧みない

idioms:

• brave new world    素晴らしい新世界

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شجاع, جريء, باسل, مقدام, رائع (فعل) تحدى, واجه, جابه (الاسم) محارب من الهنود الحمر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אמיץ, נועז, נאה, יפה‬
n. - ‮לוחם אינדיאני‬
v. tr. - ‮לוחם אינדיאני, התריס‬
v. intr. - ‮התייצב מול‬

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