м., само ед. courage, mettle, разг. pluck, guts, spunk, balls, gumption; голям ~ се иска за такова нещо it takes guts to do a thing like that; губя ~ lose courage, be discouraged, lose heart; давам някому ~ give s.o. courage, encourage s.o.; давам си ~ cheer o.s. up, buck o.s. up; добивам ~ take courage, разг. buck up; за ~ to keep o.’s courage up; имам ~ да have the courage to, be man enough to; ~ът му помогна да преодолее несгодите his pluck turned him over the hardships; събирам ~ muster/pluck up courage; той загуби ~ his courage quailed.