Definition
Faced something difficult or dangerous with courage; endured something unpleasant without backing down.
Etymology
From Old French 'brave' meaning 'wild' or 'fierce,' borrowed from Italian 'bravo.' By the 1500s it came to mean 'courageous,' and adding -ed makes it past tense.
Kelly Says
The word shifted from meaning 'fierce or violent' to 'courageous' because warriors who were fierce in battle were seen as brave—so the word's meaning transformed based on how people used it in different contexts.
Translations
BNবাংলা
সাহস করে
sa-has kore
CACatalà
ha affrontat
a af-ron-tat
CSČeština
odvážil se
od-va-žil se
DADansk
havde mod
hav-de mod
DEDeutsch
gewaltet
gəˈvaltət
ELΕλληνικά
πάλεψε
pa-lep-se
ESEspañol
enfrentó
en-frehn-toh
FAفارسی
شجاعانه روبرو شد
sha-ja-a-neh ro-bro shood
FISuomi
uskaltautui
us-kal-tau-tui
FRFrançais
a bravé
a bra-ve
HEעברית
היה אמיץ
ha-ya a-mitz
HIहिन्दी
साहसपूर्वक सामना किया
saahaspurvak saamna kiya
HUMagyar
megátámadta
meg-a-ta-mad-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
berani
be-ra-ni
IGIG
nwere ike
nwe-re i-ke
ITItaliano
ha affrontato
a affrontato
JA日本語
勇敢に立ち向かった
ゆうかんにたちむかった
KKKK
қайратты
qa-y-rat-ty
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
bra-p-rot
KO한국어
용감하게 맞섰다
yonggamhage masseotda
MRMR
साहसपूर्ण
sa-has-poor-n
MSBahasa Melayu
berani
be-ra-ni
MYမြန်မာ
ကောင်းစွာ တွေ့ဆုံခဲ
ka-ung-su-wa tway-sone-che
NLNederlands
aangezien
a-n-ge-zi-en
NONorsk
opplevde
op-plev-de
PLPolski
odważył się
od-va-ził się
PTPortuguês
enfrentou
en-fren-toh
RORomână
a îndrăznit
a in-dra-znit
RUРусский
отважился
otvazhilsya
SWKiswahili
alika
a-li-ka
TAதமிழ்
துணிச்சலுடன் சந்தித்தார்
thuni-chal-udan san-thi-tha-ar
TEతెలుగు
దృఢంగా ఎదురించాడు
dṛḍhaṅgā edūr-in-chāḍu
TRTürkçe
cesaretle karşılaştı
cesaretle karaslaştı
UKУкраїнська
зубрив
zu-briv
URاردو
بہادر ہويا
ba-ha-dar ho-ya
VITiếng Việt
dám mặt
dam mat
ZH中文
勇敢面对
yǒnggǎn miàn duì
ZUZU
wuthulela
wuthu-le-la