brave

courageux, brave

Prêt à affronter un danger ou à faire quelque chose d’effrayant, même en ayant peur.

En anglais simple : Willing to face danger or do something frightening even when you feel afraid.

• You were very brave today.
• The brave firefighter entered the burning house.
• Was he brave enough to tell the truth?

Comment l'utiliser : brave enough to do something (She was brave enough to speak up.)

Synonymes : courageous, bold

Contraires : cowardly

Expressions courantes : brave person, brave decision, be brave, brave soldier

braver, affronter

Faire face avec courage à quelque chose de dangereux, désagréable ou effrayant.

En anglais simple : To face something dangerous, unpleasant, or frightening with courage.

• We braved the cold to buy food.
• Hundreds of fans braved the rain.
• Would you brave those crowds for a discount?

Synonymes : face, confront, withstand

Expressions courantes : brave the cold, brave the crowds, brave a storm

guerrier amérindien

Ancien terme désignant un homme des peuples autochtones d’Amérique qui combat dans une bataille.

En anglais simple : An old term for a Native American man who fights in battle.

• The old story describes a young brave.
• Several braves appear in the early western film.
• The author called the warrior a brave.

Synonymes : warrior

Expressions courantes : young brave, tribal brave