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coraggiosi

brave

adjective koh-RAHJ-joh-zee Rare

Also means

courageous

Usage Note

Coraggiosi is the masculine plural form of coraggioso (brave). The full paradigm is coraggioso/coraggiosa/coraggiosi/coraggiose. Note the double-g: it comes from coraggio (courage), itself from Old French corage. The antonym is codardo (cowardly), and the related noun is il coraggio.

Examples

"I soldati coraggiosi hanno resistito a lungo."

Natural Translation

The brave soldiers held out for a long time.

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