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bravieren

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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17th century, from French braver.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bʁaˈfiːʁən/, [bʁaˈfiːʁən], [-ˈfiːɐ̯n], /bʁaˈviːʁən/, [bʁaˈviːʁən], [-ˈviːɐ̯n]
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  • Hyphenation: bra‧vie‧ren
  • Rhymes: -iːʁən

Verb

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bravieren (weak, third-person singular present braviert, past tense bravierte, past participle braviert, auxiliary haben) (obsolete)

  1. to swagger, to play big, to ball
    Synonyms: großsprechen, großtun, prahlen, stutzen
  2. to defy, to brave
    Synonyms: trotzen, widerstehen

Conjugation

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