bravade, n.f., bravado, boast, bluster.
brave, adj., brave, gallant, true; smart, fine, spruce; honest; good, kind. — capitaine; gallant captain. Il est — comme l’épée qu’il porte; he is as true as steel. Il n’est — qu’en paroles; he is only brave as far as words go. Un homme —; an honest man. Vous voilà bien — aujourd’hui; how smart you are to-day. C’est un — homme; he is an honest, worthy fellow. C’est un — garçon; he is a capital fellow; a brick.
brave, n.m., brave or courageous man; (b.s.) ruffian, bully. Faux —; blustering bully. Faire le —; to play the bully. — à trois poils; hard-fighter; man of real courage, right down plucky, regular game. En —; bravely, gallantly.
bravement (-mān), adv., bravely, stoutly, valiantly, manfully; skillfully, finely.
braver, v.a., to defy, to set at defiance, to bid defiance, to dare, to beard, to face, to brave. — les autorités; to set the authorities at defiance. — la mort; to face death.
braverie (-vrî), n.f., boasting; finery, fine clothes.
bravo, n.m., (bravi or bravos) bravo, hurrah; hired assassin; applause.
bravo! adv., bravo! well done! capital!
bravoure, n.f., bravery, courage, manhood, gallantry; (mus.) bravura. Il a fait preuve de —; he has given proofs of courage.
brayer (bra-ié), n.m., (surg.) truss, bandage.