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avec brio

French, adverb/a.vɛk bʁi.jo/

avec brio is a French adverb meaning “brilliantly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Brillamment, glorieusement”.

What does avec brio mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    brilliantly

  2. 2

    with verve; with panache

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adverb: 1. Brillamment, glorieusement. 2. Avec flair et ardeur, en réussite.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce avec brio?

  • /a.vɛk bʁi.jo/
  • \a.vɛk bʁi.jo\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.