bravur

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Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bravura. Attested since 1841.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /braˈvʉːr/
  • Hyphenation: bra‧vur
  • Rhymes: -ʉːr

Noun

bravur c (uncountable)

  1. great performance in executing some task (along with a degree of (real or ironic) "gusto"), flying colors, aplomb
    Hon klarade inträdesprovet med bravur
    She passed the entrance exam with flying colors
    Vi trodde inte han skulle klara av att jonglera samtidigt, men det fixade han med bravur
    We didn't think he would be able to juggle at the same time, but he pulled it off with flying colors/aplomb

Declension

Declension of bravur
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bravur bravurs
definite bravuren bravurens
plural indefinite
definite

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