What does brava in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word brava in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use brava in Spanish.

The word brava in Spanish means threat, fighting, bad-tempered, brave, valiant, Bravo!, rugged, rough, stormy, rough, choppy, reed, by force. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word brava

threat

nombre femenino (CU (bravata, amenaza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los extorsionistas quieren amedrentarnos con sus bravas.
The extortionists wanted to intimidate us with their threats.

fighting

adjetivo (animal: fiero) (bull)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mi tío Federico se dedica a la cría del toro bravo.
My uncle Frederic breeds fighting bulls.

bad-tempered

adjetivo (de mal carácter)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El profesor es un hombre muy bravo, pero sí que sabe enseñar.
The teacher is bad-tempered, but he knows how to teach.

brave, valiant

adjetivo (valiente)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Fue un hombre bravo como todos los que lucharon en la batalla de Clavijo.
He was a brave (or: valiant) man like many others who fought in the Clavijo battle.

Bravo!

interjección (muy bien)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
¡Bravo, maestro!
Bravo, champion!

rugged, rough

adjetivo (geología: abrupto)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Era un terreno muy bravo para caminar.
It was a very rugged (or: rough) terrain to walk on.

stormy, rough, choppy

adjetivo (náutica: mar picado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El mar estaba muy bravo y los barcos no salieron de puerto.
The ocean was very stormy (or: rough) and the ships weren't able to leave port.

reed

nombre femenino (AmL (planta herbácea) (botany)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

by force

locución adverbial (por la fuerza)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Dicen que si no lo consiguen por las buenas, lo harán por las bravas.

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