bravo

sustantivo

1. 1

   A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.

   As for Rochester, he had not genius enough to enter the lists with Dryden, so he fell upon another method of revenge; and meanly hired bravoes to assault him.

   Men have before hired bravos to transact their crimes, while their own person and reputation sat under shelter.

   "Why should I fight the King of England's bravoes?" inquired Acour in a languid voice of those who stood about him, a question at which they laughed.

   Because the headache will always be there, a weapon that never wears out and is as deadly as the bravo’s rapier or Lucrezia's poison vial.

2. 2

   A shout of "bravo!"

   There was a roar of bravoes rang through the house; Pen bellowing with the loudest.

3. 3

   Variante de Bravo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic AlphabetAlternative letter-case form of Bravo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

interjección

1. 1

   Used to express acclaim, especially to a performer.

   Bravo, you have done a brilliant job!

verbo

1. 1

   To cheer or applaud, especially by saying bravo!

   "And my Sunbeam was bravoed, and encored, and crowned with flowers, was she not?"

   Together they had bravoed the great tragedians, and together hopelessly worshipped the beautiful faces, enskied and sainted, of famous actresses.

Formas

plural

bravos, bravoes, bravi

pasado

bravoed

participio

bravoed

gerundio

bravoing

3.ª persona del singular

bravos, bravoes