"put a brave face on" meaning in English

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          "english": "behave bravely or stoically",
          "translation": "behave bravely or stoically",
          "word": "put on a brave face"
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          "text": "Nevertheless De Comines put a brave face on the matter, and told the council that he had already received information of the league and had sent dispatches to his master on the subject. 'After dinner,' continues De Comines, […]",
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        "Behave confidently about (circumstances that are bad)."
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        "(with object) Behave confidently about (circumstances that are bad)."
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          "word": "stiff upper lip"
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      "english": "behave bravely or stoically",
      "translation": "behave bravely or stoically",
      "word": "put on a brave face"
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