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

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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

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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