до́блестный — meaning in English

English meaning

• doughty adj Brave and determined.
• gallant adj Brave and honorable, especially in the face of danger.
• valiant adj Showing great courage, especially in a difficult or dangerous situation.

Senses

до́блестный is used for these senses in English:

• doughty (literary, or, archaic) Bold; brave, courageous.
• gallant Brave, valiant, courteous, especially with regard to male attitudes towards women.

doughty — full definition

1. adj Brave and determined.
2. adj Strong and sturdily built.
3. adj Wrongly used in place of 'dowdy'.

gallant — full definition

1. adj Brave and honorable, especially in the face of danger.
2. adj Polite and attentive toward women, in an old-fashioned, chivalrous way.
3. noun A man who is polite, attentive, and chivalrous toward women.

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