sangfroid

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sang-froid or sang·froid (sä

-frwä

)

Coolness and composure, especially in trying circumstances.

[French : sang, blood (from Old French, from Latin sanguis) + froid, cold (from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *frigidus, alteration of Latin frgidus; see frigid).]

Translations

sangfroid [ˈsɑ̃ːŋˈfrwɑː] N → sangre f fría

sangfroid

n → Gelassenheit f, → Seelenruhe f

sangfroid [ˌsɑ̃ːŋˈfrwɑː] n → sangue m freddo

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