effrontery (redirected from effronteries)

ef·front·er·y  (-frnt-r)

n. pl. ef·front·er·ies

Brazen boldness; presumptuousness.

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[French effronterie, from effronté, shameless, from Old French esfronte, from Vulgar Latin *effronttus, alteration of Late Latin effrns, effront- : ex-, ex- + frns, front-, front, forehead.]

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effrontery [ɪˈfrʌntərɪ]

n pl -ies

shameless or insolent boldness; impudent presumption; audacity; temerity

[from French effronterie, from Old French esfront barefaced, shameless, from Late Latin effrons, literally: putting forth one's forehead; see front]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

effrontery - audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness" presumptuousness, presumption, assumption audaciousness, audacity - aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision" uppishness, uppityness - assumption of airs beyond one's station

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effrontery

noun insolence, nerve, arrogance, presumption, face (informal), front, neck (informal), cheek (informal), assurance, brass (informal), gall (informal), disrespect, audacity, boldness, rudeness, temerity, chutzpah (U.S. & Canad. informal), impertinence, impudence, brashness, brass neck (Brit. informal), shamelessness, incivility, cheekiness, brazenness He had the effrontery to turn up on my doorstep at 2 in the morning.

Translations

effrontery [ɪˈfrʌntərɪ] N → descaro m
he had the effrontery to say that → tuvo el descaro de decir que ...

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effrontery [ɪˈfrʌntəri] n → effronterie f
to have the effrontery to do sth → avoir l'effronterie de faire qch

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effrontery

n → Unverschämtheit f; how can you have the effrontery to deny the charge? → dass Sie die Frechheit besitzen, den Vorwurf abzustreiten!

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effrontery [ɪˈfrʌntərɪ] n → sfrontatezza, sfacciataggine f

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effrontery [ɪˈfrʌntərɪ] n → sfrontatezza, sfacciataggine f

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effrontery

n effrontery [iˈfrantəri]

impudence He had the effrontery to call me a liar. onbeskaamdheid, parmantigheid وَقاحَه، صَفاقَه безочливост drzost frækhed; uforskammethed die Frechheit θράσος descaro jultumus پررویی؛ گستاخی julkeus effronterie חוּצפָּה धृष्ट तथा निर्लज्ज व्यवहार drskost arcátlanság kelancangan óskammfeilni; dónaskapur sfrontatezza 厚かましさ 뻔뻔스러움 įžūlumas nekaunība sikap kurang ajar onbeschaamdheid frekkhet, uforskammethet bezczelność audácia insolenţă наглость bezočivosť predrznost drskost fräckhet, oförskämdhet ความไร้ยางอาย küstahlık, edepsizlik 厚顏無恥(的行為) зухвальство; безсоромність بے ادبی tính vô liêm sỉ 厚颜无耻（的行为）