valiente
/baˈljente/
#1916 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
brave, courageous
Word origin
From the present participle of valer ('to be worth, to be strong'), from Latin valere ('to be strong'). A valiente person is literally one who is strong.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- valere
- English cognates
- valiant, valour, value
Grammar
Masc pluralvalientes
Examples
.
The soldier was a very brave man.
.
That girl is the bravest in the class.
.
You have to be brave to tell the truth.
.
The brave women fought for their rights.
.
It was a brave decision to leave his job.
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Go to my review queueThis word is part of lesson 39.