Definition of courage | Collins English Dictionary

courage (ˈkʌrɪdʒ)

C13: from Old French corage, from cuer heart, from Latin cor

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"No one can answer for his courage when he has never been in danger" Duc de la Rochefoucauld
"Sometimes even to live is an act of courage" Seneca
"Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point" C.S. Lewis
"Screw your courage to the sticking place" William Shakespeare
"As to moral courage, I have very rarely met with two o'clock in the morning courage: I mean instantaneous courage" Napoleon Bonaparte

British English: courage Courage is the quality shown by someone who does something difficult or dangerous, even though they may be afraid.The girl had the courage to tell the police.ˈkʌrɪdʒ NOUN The girl had the courage to tell the police.
Spanish: coraje nm
French: courage nm
German: Mut nm
Chinese: 勇气 n
Arabic: إِقْدَام n
Portuguese: coragem nf
Russian: отвага nf
Croatian: hrabrost nf
Czech: odvaha nf
Danish: mod nnt
Dutch: moed nm
Finnish: rohkeus n
Greek: θάρρος nnt
Italian: coraggio nm
Japanese: 勇気 n
Korean: 용기 n
Norwegian: mot nnt
Polish: odwaga nf
Brazilian Portuguese: coragem nf
European Spanish: coraje nm
Swedish: mod nnt
Thai: ความกล้าหาญ n
Turkish: cesaret n
Vietnamese: sự can đảm n

Without his assurance, I am sure my own poor courage would have failed a hundred times.
Robin Hobb, THE GOLDEN FOOL: Book Two of the Tawny Man (2002)
This gives mothers the courage to ferociously attack any would-be assailants to their offspring.
New Scientist (2004)
He asked for prayers so that both sides could find "the courage of peace".
Irish Times (2002)
The basic weaponry meant that a soldier at that time needed courage more than any other quality.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
I suppose what Harvey lacked in tact, he made up in courage.
Jim Leavesley, George Biro, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)