bravado

English - Turkish

Definition of bravado in English Turkish dictionary

gösteriş

budalaca cesaret

kabadayılık

cüret

kuru sıkı atma

{i} cesaret gösterisi

{i} kurusıkı atma

gereksiz cesaret

{i} meydan okuma

Related Terms

out of bravado

dışarı kabadayılık ve

English - English

Definition of bravado in English English dictionary

A false show of courage

A swaggering show of defiance or courage

The angry customer stood in the middle of the showroom and voiced his complaints with loud bravado.

an aggressive display of boldness

{n} a brag, boast, threat, boasting fellow

Bravado is an appearance of courage or confidence that someone shows in order to impress other people. `You won't get away with this,' he said with unexpected bravado. behaviour that is deliberately intended to make other people believe you are brave and confident (bravade and bravata, from bravata, from brava; BRAVE)

a swaggering show of courage

{i} boasting, pretense of bravery, foolhardiness; bravery

Boastful and threatening behavior; a boastful menace

bravade

Hyphenation

bra·va·do

Turkish pronunciation

brıvädō

Synonyms

blowing, bluff, bluster, boasting, bombast, braggadocio, bragging, bullying, crowing, fancy talk, fuming, gasconade, grandiosity, guts, hot air

Antonyms

cowardice, fear, fearfulness, modesty, restraint

Pronunciation

/brəˈvädō/ /brəˈvɑːdoʊ/

Etymology

[ br&-'vä-(")dO ] (noun.) circa 1580. French bravade bragging or boasting. Which comes from Italian bravata, from verb bravare brag, boast, from bravo.