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Meanings of bravado in English

Portuguese
bravata
Catalan
bravata

A swaggering show of courage.

bravata
Usage of bravado in English
1
However, it wasn't bravado or delusion that led me to this conclusion.
Radio NZ
2
It is clear it still rankles, though she quickly retreats behind bravado.
The Guardian
3
Linda Hamilton laughs the way Courtney Love sings, with great raspy bravado.
The Irish Times
4
There didn't seem to be much of a point to bravado anymore.
Death masks
5
That is just the sort of bravado he loves to indulge in.
The Home and the World
6
In a rush of bravado he now extemporized a chant of defiance:
The Wrong Twin
7
There'd be no fooling him with bravado, not in a thousand years.
Heir of Fire
8
Such gayety; such jokes; such bravado; and augury of the to be!
The Iron Game: A Tale of the War
9
A certain bravado, even if it was false, needed to be maintained.
Wild Storm
10
Sophie also noticed that despite the man's bravado, his speech was slurred.
Explosive
11
The mage's softly spoken words were more frightening than his brothers bravado.
Dragons of autumn twilight
12
At first, I thought this was just harmless bravado on Albert's part.
The Irish Times
13
The bravado displayed on the outside is also found on the inside.
Jamaica Observer
14
When he laughed, the brittle shell of his forced bravado cracked open.
The bourne objective
15
Gone were the bravado and the drugs and the big powerful weapons.
The Irish Times
16
Nick grinned at the statement and answered with an edge of bravado.
Eye of vengeance
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Translations for bravado
Portuguese
bravata
Bravado through the time
Bravado across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common