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bra·va·do

 (brə-vä′dō)
n. pl. bra·va·dos or bra·va·does
A show of bravery or defiance, often in order to make a false impression or mislead someone.
[French bravade and Old Spanish bravada, swagger, bravery, both ultimately from Vulgar Latin *brabus, brave; see brave.]
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bravado

(brəˈvɑːdəʊ)
n, pl -does or -dos
vaunted display of courage or self-confidence; swagger
[C16: from Spanish bravada (modern bravata), from Old Italian bravare to challenge, provoke, from bravo wild, brave]
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bra•va•do

(brəˈvɑ doʊ)

n., pl. -does, -dos.
an ostentatious display of courage.
[1575–85; < Sp bravada (< Italian), derivative of brav(o) brave]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.bravado - a swaggering show of courage
bluster
fanfare, ostentation, flash - a gaudy outward display
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bravado

noun swagger, boast, boasting, swaggering, vaunting, bluster, swashbuckling, bombast, braggadocio, boastfulness, fanfaronade (rare) The threats may be an act of bravado.
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Translations
تظاهُر بالشجاعه
hraná odvaha
bravadobrovten
hõsködés
mannalæti, sÿndarhugrekki
bravūra
bravūra
predstieraná odvaha
kuru sıkı kabadayılık

bravado

[brəˈvɑːdəʊ] N (bravados or bravadoes (pl)) → bravatas fpl, baladronadas fpl
a piece of bravado → una bravata
out of sheer bravado → de puro bravucón
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bravado

[brəˈvɑːdəʊ] n → bravade f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bravado

n (= showy bravery) → Draufgängertum nt, → Wagemut m; (hiding fear) → gespielte Tapferkeit; this is just military bravado → da lässt das Militär die Muskeln spielen
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bravado

[brəˈvɑːdəʊ] n → spavalderia
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bravado

(brəˈvaːdəu) noun
(a show of) daring. He's full of bravado, but really he's a coward.
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