🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Audacioso

Pronunciation / Transliteration: awdaˈsjuzu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bold/boʊld/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ele tomou uma decisão audaciosa."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Showing courage and confidence; willing to take risks.

    "She made a bold decision to start her own business."
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who is confident and courageous.

    "He is known as a bold inquirer, always seeking the truth."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'bold' originates from the Old English 'bald', which meant 'brave' or 'confident'. It has Germanic roots, related to the Old High German 'bald' meaning 'bold' or 'brave', and has evolved over centuries to encompass meanings of courage and audacity.

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