Backbone of the US Army. 11 Bravo are the guys in the front, the guys getting shot at, and the guys doing the shooting back.
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There are some minor differences in how it's used by native Italian speakers compared to how it's used in the US and other English speaking countries, though.
1. the word "bravo" in the US is mainly used in the context of artistic performances and public exhibitions (or, with a touch of irony, in informal speech), while in Italian it can be used more generally to denote someone's ability in some area or specific well-doing (see examples below).
2. in the US "bravo" is essentially used as it were an interjection and it's rarely conjugated, while in Italian it is an adjective and as such it must be conjugated:
bravo ---> male, singular
brava ---> female, singular
bravi ---> male, plural
brave ---> female, plural.
Strictly speaking, it's a mistake to say "Bravooo!!" while applauding the performance of a female violinist or of a male rock band: you should say "brava!" in the first case and "bravi!" in the second.
There are some minor differences in how it's used by native Italian speakers compared to how it's used in the US and other English speaking countries, though.
1. the word "bravo" in the US is mainly used in the context of artistic performances and public exhibitions (or, with a touch of irony, in informal speech), while in Italian it can be used more generally to denote someone's ability in some area or specific well-doing (see examples below).
2. in the US "bravo" is essentially used as it were an interjection and it's rarely conjugated, while in Italian it is an adjective and as such it must be conjugated:
bravo ---> male, singular
brava ---> female, singular
bravi ---> male, plural
brave ---> female, plural.
Strictly speaking, it's a mistake to say "Bravooo!!" while applauding the performance of a female violinist or of a male rock band: you should say "brava!" in the first case and "bravi!" in the second.
Mario è bravo in matematica ( = Mario is good in maths)
Angela è brava a suonare il piano ( = Angela is good at playing the piano)
Braviii!!! (applauding the Kronos String Quartet)
Braveeee!!! (applauding the female cheerleaders)
Angela è brava a suonare il piano ( = Angela is good at playing the piano)
Braviii!!! (applauding the Kronos String Quartet)
Braveeee!!! (applauding the female cheerleaders)
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It's clearly an Italian word. We say "bravo" when we want to approve a work or when we want to congratulate someone for having said or done something...
"Bravo, ottimo lavoro!"
"Bravo, well done!"
"Bravo, well done!"
by mangiaspaghetti January 8, 2009
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by pacman jones32 October 16, 2010
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by David Flores January 16, 2003
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Used only when all else fails and often produces the desired result.
Most commonly used by 18Bs.
Used only when all else fails and often produces the desired result.
Most commonly used by 18Bs.
18D: Fuck, I don't know what's wrong with the .50, the bolt just won't go forward!
18B: Let me take a look
*After a few minutes of examination and fiddling, the 18B reaches down and grabs a lead pipe
18B: Bravo smash!
*18B whacks the .50 in various places.
Bolt slams forward.
18B: Let me take a look
*After a few minutes of examination and fiddling, the 18B reaches down and grabs a lead pipe
18B: Bravo smash!
*18B whacks the .50 in various places.
Bolt slams forward.
by WhizBang December 9, 2008
Get the Bravo Smash mug.Not exactly an alpha male and not exactly a beta male. The name 'bravo' is a reference to Johnny Bravo, an American comedy cartoon where the male lead Johnny Bravo exhibits alpha behaviour to seduce women but always gets rejected despite his masculine stature and personality.
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