brava

English edit

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Etymology edit

From Italian brava, feminine of bravo.

Pronunciation edit

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɑ.və/
Rhymes: -ɑːvə

Interjection edit

brava

Alternative form of bravo spoken to a female performer
- 1983, Alena Lasley, Paul Lasley, Frommer’s 1983-84 Guide to San Francisco, New York, N.Y.: Frommer/Pasmantier Publishers, →ISBN, page 57:
  When ballet stars perform in San Francisco, they always dine at Bali’s, the domain of a Manchurian-born Armenian, owner Armen Baliantz. […] An ex-ballerina herself, she has now brought all her discipline, grace, and charm to the running of Bali’s, and all we can say is “brava!”

Noun edit

brava (plural bravas)

A shout of "brava!".

Asturian edit

Adjective edit

brava

feminine singular of bravu

Catalan edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɾa.βə]
IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈbɾa.və]
IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈbɾa.va]

Adjective edit

brava

feminine singular of brau

Esperanto edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbrava/
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Adjective edit

brava (accusative singular bravan, plural bravaj, accusative plural bravajn)

brave, valiant

French edit

Verb edit

brava

third-person singular past historic of braver

Ido edit

Adjective edit

brava

brave

Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbra.va/
Rhymes: -ava
Hyphenation: brà‧va

Adjective edit

brava f sg

feminine singular of bravo

Maltese edit

Adjective edit

brava f

feminine singular of bravu

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾa.vɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾa.va/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾa.vɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾa.bɐ/ [ˈbɾa.βɐ]

Rhymes: -avɐ, (Northern Portugal) -abɐ
Hyphenation: bra‧va

Adjective edit

brava

feminine singular of bravo

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French braver.

Verb edit

a brava (third-person singular present bravează, past participle bravat) 1st conj.

(transitive) to challenge, defy

Conjugation edit

conjugation of brava (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

number		singular			plural
infinitive			a brava
gerund			bravând
past participle			bravat
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	bravez	bravezi	bravează	bravăm	bravați	bravează
	imperfect	bravam	bravai	brava	bravam	bravați	bravau
	simple perfect	bravai	bravași	bravă	bravarăm	bravarăți	bravară
	pluperfect	bravasem	bravaseși	bravase	bravaserăm	bravaserăți	bravaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
subjunctive	present	să bravez	să bravezi	să braveze	să bravăm	să bravați	să braveze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		bravează			bravați
	negative		nu brava			nu bravați

Serbo-Croatian edit

Noun edit

bràva f (Cyrillic spelling бра̀ва)

lock (of door)

Declension edit

Declension of brava

	singular	plural
nominative	bràva	brave
genitive	brave	brȃvā
dative	bravi	bravama
accusative	bravu	brave
vocative	bravo	brave
locative	bravi	bravama
instrumental	bravom	bravama

Spanish edit

Adjective edit

brava

feminine singular of bravo