braver

English

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -eɪvə(ɹ)

Adjective

braver

  1. comparative form of brave: more brave

Noun

braver (plural bravers)

  1. One who braves something.
    a reckless braver of dangers

Dutch

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -aːvər

Adjective

braver

  1. Comparative form of braaf

French

Etymology

From brave +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʁa.ve/
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Verb

braver

  1. (transitive) to challenge, defy
  2. (transitive) to brave
    • 2015 October 31, “Migrants : Allemagne restreint les accès à sa frontière avec Autriche”, in Le Monde‎:
      Malgré l’arrivée du mauvais temps et la fermeture en cours des frontières européennes, des centaines de personnes continuent pourtant chaque jour de risquer leur vie, bravant le froid et les vents violents.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
  3. (transitive) to flout, pay no heed to (someone's opinion, hostility, etc.)

Conjugation
Conjugation of braver (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple braver
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple bravant
/bʁa.vɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle bravé
/bʁa.ve/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present brave
/bʁav/		 braves
/bʁav/		 brave
/bʁav/		 bravons
/bʁa.vɔ̃/		 bravez
/bʁa.ve/		 bravent
/bʁav/
imperfect bravais
/bʁa.vɛ/		 bravais
/bʁa.vɛ/		 bravait
/bʁa.vɛ/		 bravions
/bʁa.vjɔ̃/		 braviez
/bʁa.vje/		 bravaient
/bʁa.vɛ/
past historic2 bravai
/bʁa.ve/		 bravas
/bʁa.va/		 brava
/bʁa.va/		 bravâmes
/bʁa.vam/		 bravâtes
/bʁa.vat/		 bravèrent
/bʁa.vɛʁ/
future braverai
/bʁa.vʁe/		 braveras
/bʁa.vʁa/		 bravera
/bʁa.vʁa/		 braverons
/bʁa.vʁɔ̃/		 braverez
/bʁa.vʁe/		 braveront
/bʁa.vʁɔ̃/
conditional braverais
/bʁa.vʁɛ/		 braverais
/bʁa.vʁɛ/		 braverait
/bʁa.vʁɛ/		 braverions
/bʁa.və.ʁjɔ̃/		 braveriez
/bʁa.və.ʁje/		 braveraient
/bʁa.vʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present brave
/bʁav/		 braves
/bʁav/		 brave
/bʁav/		 bravions
/bʁa.vjɔ̃/		 braviez
/bʁa.vje/		 bravent
/bʁav/
imperfect2 bravasse
/bʁa.vas/		 bravasses
/bʁa.vas/		 bravât
/bʁa.va/		 bravassions
/bʁa.va.sjɔ̃/		 bravassiez
/bʁa.va.sje/		 bravassent
/bʁa.vas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — brave
/bʁav/		 — bravons
/bʁa.vɔ̃/		 bravez
/bʁa.ve/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Further reading

German

Pronunciation
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Adjective

braver

  1. comparative degree of brav

Adjective

braver

  1. inflection of brav:
    1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
    2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
    3. strong genitive plural
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