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brave

[breɪv] брит. / амер.

прил.
1. мужественный, отважный, смелый, храбрый
2. отличный, отменный, превосходный, прекрасный
3. уст.; книжн. нарядный
сущ.
1. индейский воин
2. наёмный убийца
гл.
1. = brave out мужественно встречать, смотреть в лицо (опасности, трудности)
2. бросать вызов (кому-л. / чему-л.)

AmericanEnglish (En-Ru)

brave

храбрый, смелый

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He was ardent and brave, and in the midst of all his wild restlessness, was so gentle that I knew him like a brother in a few weeks.
Пылкий и храбрый, он при всем своем беспокойном характере был так мягок, что я за несколько недель сблизилась с ним словно с братом.
Dickens, Charles / Bleak HouseДиккенс, Чарльз / Холодный дом
Холодный дом
Диккенс, Чарльз
© "Государственное издательство художественной литературы", 1960
Bleak House
Dickens, Charles
© 1894, by Macmillan & Co.

`She, and my father also, went by the same road to heaven as so many others of the fair and brave: they followed their queen upon the scaffold.
— И она и мой отец перешли в мир иной тою же дорогой, что и многие честные и отважные люди: они последовали за своей королевой на эшафот.
Stevenson, Robert Louis / St. IvesСтивенсон, Роберт Луис / Сент Ив
Сент Ив
Стивенсон, Роберт Луис
© Издательство "Правда", 1967
St. Ives
Stevenson, Robert Louis
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

Located here are also two ski slopes that can be used by the brave or the foolhardy in the winter.
Зимой на Воробьевых горах можно покататься на лыжах, а летом – просто спуститься к реке на фуникулере.
© The Well, 2009
http://www.thewell.ru/ 11/28/2007

Mushari, who thought of himself as brave little David about to slay Goliath, was exactly half his age.
Мушари был вдвое моложе Элиота и воображал себя этаким маленьким Давидом, который решил прикончить Голиафа.
Vonnegut, Kurt / God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, or Pearls Before SwineВоннегут, Курт / Дай вам бог здоровья, мистер Розуотер, или Не мечите бисера перед свиньями
Дай вам бог здоровья, мистер Розуотер, или Не мечите бисера перед свиньями
Воннегут, Курт
© Издательство "Литература артистикэ", 1981
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, or Pearls Before Swine
Vonnegut, Kurt
© 1965 by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

“Lawless,” he said, “we do all depend on you; y’ are a brave, steady man, indeed, and crafty in the management of ships; I shall put three sure men to watch upon your safety.”
— Лоулесс, — сказал он, — ты один можешь спасти нас. Ты смелый, упорный человек и умеешь управлять кораблем. Я приставлю к тебе трех воинов, на которых можно положиться, и прикажу им охранять тебя.
Stevenson, Robert Louis / The Black ArrowСтивенсон, Роберт Луис / Чёрная стрела.
Чёрная стрела.
Стивенсон, Роберт Луис
© Издательство "Правда", 1981
The Black Arrow
Stevenson, Robert Louis
© 1889, by Charles Scribner's Sons

" Yes, of course, Kalugin knows," said Prince Galtsin to the colonel. " You know that V. told me to-day that you were a brave fellow...."
- Да уж, верно, Калугин знает, - сказал полковнику князь Гальцин, - ты знаешь, мне нынче В...про тебя говорил, что ты молодцом.
Толстой, Л.Н. / Севастопольские рассказыTolstoy, Leo / Sevastopol
Sevastopol
Tolstoy, Leo
© 1888, by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
Севастопольские рассказы
Толстой, Л.Н.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1976

I want to be brave, and be afraid of nobody.
Я хочу быть смелою и ничего не бояться.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / IdiotДостоевский, Фёдор / Идиот
Идиот
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1971
Idiot
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2004 by Fine Creative Media, Inc.

Are you brave enough to go with me?
Хватит ли у тебя смелости пойти со мной?
Brown , Dee / Bury my Heart at Wounded KneeБраун, Ди / Схороните мое сердце у Вундед-ни
Схороните мое сердце у Вундед-ни
Браун, Ди
© Издательство "Прогресс", 1984
Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee
Brown , Dee
© 1970 by Dee Brown

'Rather like holding a guinea-pig; but you're a brave little dog, and you don't yelp when you're hung up.
— Ну, умница, славный маленький пес, не запищал, когда тебя подвесили.
Kipling, Joseph Rudyard / The Light That FailedКиплинг, Джозеф Редьярд / Свет погас
Свет погас
Киплинг, Джозеф Редьярд
© "Издательство П. П. Сойкина", 1915
The Light That Failed
Kipling, Joseph Rudyard
© 2011 by Victorian Secrets

Now you are brave again.'
Теперь вы опять стали храброй.
Dickens, Charles / Martin ChuzzlewitДиккенс, Чарльз / Жизнь и приключения Мартина Чезлвита
Жизнь и приключения Мартина Чезлвита
Диккенс, Чарльз
© Государственное издательство художественной литературы, 1960
Martin Chuzzlewit
Dickens, Charles
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994

I could see Isabel putting a brave face on a turn of events that was certainly causing her a great deal of satisfaction.
Я представил себе, как мужественно Изабелла переносит поворот событий, безусловно доставивший ей величайшее удовлетворение.
Maugham, William Somerset / The Razor's EdgeМоэм, Уильям Сомерсет / Острие бритвы
Острие бритвы
Моэм, Уильям Сомерсет
© Перевод. М. Лорие 2010
© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2010
The Razor's Edge
Maugham, William Somerset
© 1943, 1944 by McCallllCorporation
© 1944 by W. Somerset Maugham
© renewed 1971, 1972 by Elizabeth Mary Lady Glendevon

It was as brave an act as ever I saw a man do.
Трудно представить себе более смелый поступок, чем тот, который совершил лорд Джон.
Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Lost WorldКонан Дойль, Артур / Затерянный мир
Затерянный мир
Конан Дойль, Артур
© Издательство ЦК ЛКСМУ «Молодь», 1956
The Lost World
Conan Doyle, Arthur
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995

"Cheer up, my brave friend, and trust to a father's knowledge of womankind.
— Выше голову, мой храбрый друг, и верь отцу, который разбирается в женском сердце.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaКупер, Джеймс Фенимор / Следопыт, или На берегах Онтарио
Следопыт, или На берегах Онтарио
Купер, Джеймс Фенимор
© Издательство "Правда", 1981
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981

'There's perils and dangers on the deep, my beauty,' said the Captain; 'and over many a brave ship, and many and many a bold heart, the secret waters has closed up, and never told no tales.
— Всякие беды и опасности подстерегают человека на море, моя красавица, — сказал капитан. — И над многими доблестными кораблями и многими и многими храбрыми сердцами сомкнулись немые воды, и так и не проронили ни словечка.
Dickens, Charles / Dombey and SonДиккенс, Чарльз / Торговый дом "Домби и сын"
Торговый дом "Домби и сын"
Диккенс, Чарльз
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1959
Dombey and Son
Dickens, Charles
© 2009 by Classic Books International

They are children, I tell you - strong, brave children.”
Говорят же тебе, что они малые дети. Храбрые и сильные, конечно.
Steinbeck, John / Cup of GoldСтейнбек, Джон / Золотая чаша
Золотая чаша
Стейнбек, Джон
© Издательство "Правда", 1989
Cup of Gold
Steinbeck, John
© John Steinbeck, 1929
© renewed John Steinbeck, 1957

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brave1/8

breɪvAdjectiveмужественный; отважный; смелый; храбрыйExamples

For six days they made a brave defence. — В течение шести дней они самоотверженно оказывали сопротивление.

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смелый
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храбрый
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храбрый
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Collocations

brave heart

бесстрашный человек

brave heart

смельчак

brave heart

храбрец

brave heart

храброе сердце

brave young man

соколик

brave spirit

храбрец

pretend to be brave

храбриться

as brave as a lion

храбрый как лев

Word forms

brave

verb

Basic forms
Past	braved
Imperative	brave
Present Participle (Participle I)	braving
Past Participle (Participle II)	braved

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I brave	we brave
you brave	you brave
he/she/it braves	they brave

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am braving	we are braving
you are braving	you are braving
he/she/it is braving	they are braving

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have braved	we have braved
you have braved	you have braved
he/she/it has braved	they have braved

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been braving	we have been braving
you have been braving	you have been braving
he/she/it has been braving	they have been braving

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I braved	we braved
you braved	you braved
he/she/it braved	they braved

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was braving	we were braving
you were braving	you were braving
he/she/it was braving	they were braving

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had braved	we had braved
you had braved	you had braved
he/she/it had braved	they had braved

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been braving	we had been braving
you had been braving	you had been braving
he/she/it had been braving	they had been braving

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will brave	we shall/will brave
you will brave	you will brave
he/she/it will brave	they will brave

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be braving	we shall/will be braving
you will be braving	you will be braving
he/she/it will be braving	they will be braving

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have braved	we shall/will have braved
you will have braved	you will have braved
he/she/it will have braved	they will have braved

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been braving	we shall/will have been braving
you will have been braving	you will have been braving
he/she/it will have been braving	they will have been braving

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would brave	we should/would brave
you would brave	you would brave
he/she/it would brave	they would brave

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be braving	we should/would be braving
you would be braving	you would be braving
he/she/it would be braving	they would be braving

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have braved	we should/would have braved
you would have braved	you would have braved
he/she/it would have braved	they would have braved

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been braving	we should/would have been braving
you would have been braving	you would have been braving
he/she/it would have been braving	they would have been braving

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am braved	we are braved
you are braved	you are braved
he/she/it is braved	they are braved

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being braved	we are being braved
you are being braved	you are being braved
he/she/it is being braved	they are being braved

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been braved	we have been braved
you have been braved	you have been braved
he/she/it has been braved	they have been braved

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was braved	we were braved
you were braved	you were braved
he/she/it was braved	they were braved

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being braved	we were being braved
you were being braved	you were being braved
he/she/it was being braved	they were being braved

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been braved	we had been braved
you had been braved	you had been braved
he/she/it had been braved	they had been braved

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be braved	we shall/will be braved
you will be braved	you will be braved
he/she/it will be braved	they will be braved

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been braved	we shall/will have been braved
you will have been braved	you will have been braved
he/she/it will have been braved	they will have been braved

brave

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	brave	braves
Possessive case	brave's	braves'

brave

adjective

Positive degree	brave
Comparative degree	braver
Superlative degree	bravest

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