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blasé

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bla·sé  (blä-z)
adj.
1. Uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence.
2. Unconcerned; nonchalant: had a blasé attitude about housecleaning.
3. Very sophisticated.

[French, from past participle of blaser, to cloy, from French dialectal, to be chronically hung over, probably from Middle Dutch blsen, to blow up, swell; see bhl- in Indo-European roots.]

blasé [ˈblɑːzeɪ]
adj
1. indifferent to something because of familiarity or surfeit
2. lacking enthusiasm; bored
[from French, past participle of blaser to cloy]
Translations
blasé [ˈblɑːzeɪ] ADJ [attitude] → indiferente
she's very blasé about the risks involvedle traen sin cuidado los riesgos que el asunto conlleva
he's won so many Oscars he's become blasé about itha ganado tantos óscars que ya está de vuelta de ello or le da igual
blasé [ˈblɑːzeɪ] adjblasé(e)
blasé [ˈblɑːzeɪ] adjblasé inv


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