Adjective
brav
Pronunciation: /bʁaːf/
good, well-behaved or reliable, obedient
B2
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Meanings
Adjective
- good, well-behaved or reliable, obedient
- conventional, conservative, dowdy
Example sentence
Ich verspreche, brav zu sein.
I promise to be good.
Usage
- ein braves Kind — a well-behaved child
- brav / mutig — well behaved / brave; English brave usually means mutig
Der Hund blieb brav neben dem Tisch liegen.
The dog obediently stayed lying beside the table.