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Meanings of valor in English

Portuguese
heroísmo
Catalan
heroisme
Spanish
valor

The qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)

      heroísmo
      Usage of valor in English
      1
      Here, in the dread tribunal of last resort, valor contended against valor.
      Something of Men I Have Known / With Some Papers of a General Na...
      2
      We are greater in number than the enemy and equal in valor.
      Story of Aeneas
      3
      Either way, I decided that discretion was the better part of valor.
      In a gilded cage
      4
      The dog fled in terror, but was valor itself compared with Pedro.
      Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac
      5
      Drink deep; drink long: thou drinkest wisdom and valor at every draught.
      Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I
      6
      Fair maidens of popular rights were rescued; great deeds of valor done.
      The Mirrors of Washington
      7
      The strength and valor of the crusaders were soon to be tested.
      The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 / (From Charlem...
      8
      His appeal was to the lore of the woods and to valor.
      The Hunters of the Hills
      9
      Here was proof of the valor of the units of his army.
      The Last Shot
      10
      For a while, fortune appeared to favor the enterprising valor of Tiridates.
      History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1
      11
      In former times they were not hereditary, but the recompense of valor.
      The Iliad of Homer / Translated into English Blank Verse by Will...
      12
      No force seemed able to withstand the pressing valor of the Scots.
      The Scottish Chiefs
      13
      The Arabs knew well how to reward valor, even in a foe.
      Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 07 (of 15), Spanish
      14
      The three succeeding causes supplied their valor with the most formidable arms.
      History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1
      15
      Nor did such valor fail to receive due honor from the city.
      The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10) / Stories from the Classic...
      16
      Three lights of valor among the Ultonians are Naisi and his brothers.
      Imaginations and Reveries
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      Translations for valor
      Portuguese
      heroísmo
      Catalan
      heroisme
      Spanish
      valor
      Valor through the time
      Valor across language varieties
      United Kingdom
      Common
      United States of America
      Less common