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brava

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English

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Etymology

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From Italian brava, feminine of bravo.

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Interjection

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brava

  1. Alternative form of bravo spoken to a female performer
    • 1983, Alena Lasley, Paul Lasley, Frommer’s 1983-84 Guide to San Francisco, New York, N.Y.: Frommer/Pasmantier Publishers, →ISBN, page 57:
      When ballet stars perform in San Francisco, they always dine at Bali’s, the domain of a Manchurian-born Armenian, owner Armen Baliantz. [] An ex-ballerina herself, she has now brought all her discipline, grace, and charm to the running of Bali’s, and all we can say is “brava!”

Noun

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brava (plural bravas)

  1. A shout of "brava!".

Asturian

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Adjective

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brava

  1. feminine singular of bravu

Catalan

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Adjective

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brava

  1. feminine singular of brau

Esperanto

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbrava/
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Adjective

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brava (accusative singular bravan, plural bravaj, accusative plural bravajn)

  1. brave, valiant

French

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Verb

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brava

  1. third-person singular past historic of braver

Ido

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Adjective

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brava

  1. brave

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbra.va/
  • Rhymes: -ava
  • Hyphenation: brà‧va

Adjective

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brava f sg

  1. feminine singular of bravo

Maltese

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Adjective

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brava f

  1. feminine singular of bravu

Portuguese

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  • Rhymes: -avɐ, (Northern Portugal) -abɐ
  • Hyphenation: bra‧va

Adjective

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brava

  1. feminine singular of bravo

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French braver.

Verb

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a brava (third-person singular present bravează, past participle bravat) 1st conjugation

  1. (transitive) to challenge, defy

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Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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bràva f (Cyrillic spelling бра̀ва)

  1. lock (of door)

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Spanish

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Adjective

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brava

  1. feminine singular of bravo