brava

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From Italian brava, feminine of bravo.

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

brava

1. 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!”

brava (plural bravas)

1. A shout of "brava!".

brava

1. feminine singular of bravu

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

brava

1. feminine singular of brau

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrava/

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

1. brave, valiant

brava

1. third-person singular past historic of braver

brava

1. brave

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

brava f sg

1. feminine singular of bravo

brava f

1. feminine singular of bravu

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

brava

1. feminine singular of bravo

Borrowed from French braver.

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

1. (transitive) to challenge, defy

bràva f (Cyrillic spelling бра̀ва)

1. lock (of door)

brava

1. feminine singular of bravo