bravo

interj.
Used to express approval, especially of a performance.

n., pl., -vos.
A shout or cry of "bravo."


v., -voed, -vo·ing, -voes.

v.tr.
To express approval of by shouting "bravo."

v.intr.
To shout "bravo."

[Italian. See brave.]

bra·vo² (brä'vō)
n., pl., -voes, or bra·vos.
A villain, especially a hired killer.

[Italian, from bravo, wild, excellent. See brave.]

IN BRIEF: A shout of approval, often used in applauding a performance.

At the end of the beautiful performance of La Traviata, the crowd rose unanimously to their feet, applauding loudly with many shouts of "Bravo, bravo!"

Tutor's tip: "Brava" is verbal applause for a woman, while "bravo" is verbal applause for a man.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
  Synonyms: assassin, assassinator

Meaning #2: a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance

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The verb bravo has one meaning:

Meaning #1: applaud with shouts of"bravo" or"brava"

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
int. - bravo!
n. - bravoråb

2.
n. - lejemorder

Nederlands (Dutch)
bravo

Français (French)
1.
int. - bravo
n. - bravo, félicitations

2.
n. - tueur à gages ou assassin

Deutsch (German)
1.
int. - bravo
n. - Bravo, Bravoruf

2.
n. - Bravo, Bandit, Mörder

Ελληνική (Greek)
int. - μπράβο
n. - μπράβος, τραμπούκος

Italiano (Italian)
bravo

Português (Portuguese)
int. - bravo!, muito bem!
n. - aplauso (m), assassino (m)

Русский (Russian)
овация, головорез

Español (Spanish)
1.
int. - bravo, grito de aprovación
n. - bravo

2.
n. - asesino a sueldo

Svenska (Swedish)
int. - bravo!
n. - bravorop, bandit

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 好极了, 喝彩声

2. 暴徒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 暴徒

2.
int. - 好極了
n. - 喝彩聲

한국어 (Korean)
1.
int. - 브라보!, 잘한다!
n. - 브라보라는 외침

2.
n. - 폭한, 자객

日本語 (Japanese)
int. - うまいぞ, ブラボー
n. - ブラボーの叫び

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(نداء) أحسنت ! (الاسم) صيحه أعجاب, قاتل مأجور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
int. - ‮בראבו, הידד‬
n. - ‮קריאת "בראבו" - "כל הכבוד"‬
n. - ‮בריון או רוצח שכיר‬

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bravo pagers	johnny bravo