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find courage

[faɪnd ˈkɜrɪdʒ]
verb phrase
encontrar coragem
1. To discover or summon the bravery needed to do something difficult or frightening
She finally found courage to speak up about the injustice.
Ela finalmente encontrou coragem para falar sobre a injustiça.
2. To overcome fear and gather strength to take action
He found courage within himself to face his fears.
Ele encontrou coragem dentro de si para enfrentar seus medos.
NYC Slang
find your guts / get your nerve up
Synonyms
gather couragemuster couragepluck up couragetake heartbe braveovercome fear
Antonyms
lose couragegive upback downchicken outlose heart

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
encontrar coragem
Most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
achar coragem
Colloquial variant using 'achar' instead of 'encontrar'
São Paulo
encontrar coragem
Standard formal usage
Portugal
encontrar coragem
Same as Brazilian Portuguese; 'ganhar coragem' also used

Related Idioms & Phrases

find courage in numbers
find the courage of one's convictions
find courage to face the music
where there's a will, there's a way
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