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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

coraggio

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ko-rah-joh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bravery/ˈbreɪ.vər.i/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3400 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il suo coraggio è stato ammirato da tutti."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being brave; courage.

    "Her bravery in the face of adversity inspired everyone around her."
  2. 2

    A brave act or deed.

    "The soldier was awarded a medal for his bravery during the battle."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle French word 'braverie', which stems from the Italian 'bravo' meaning courageous, bold, or ferocious. Ultimately, it traces back to the Latin 'barbarus' or the Proto-Indo-European root for wildness, evolving through centuries to denote noble daring and moral fortitude in the face of fear.

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