temerity

te·mer·i·ty  (t-mr-t)

n.

Foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness.

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[Middle English temerite, from Old French, from Latin temerits, from temere, rashly.]

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temerity [tɪˈmɛrɪtɪ]

n

rashness or boldness

[from Latin temeritās accident, from temere at random]

temerarious  [ˌtɛməˈrɛərɪəs] adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

temerity - fearless daring audaciousness, audacity boldness, hardihood, hardiness, daring - the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"; "the plan required great hardiness of heart"

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temerity

noun audacity, nerve (informal), cheek, gall (informal), front, assurance, pluck, boldness, recklessness, chutzpah (U.S. & Canad. informal), impudence, effrontery, impulsiveness, rashness, brass neck (Brit. informal), foolhardiness, sassiness (U.S. informal), forwardness, heedlessness patients who have the temerity to challenge their doctor

Translations

temerity [tɪˈmerɪtɪ] N → temeridad f
to have the temerity to + INFIN → atreverse a + infin
and you have the temerity to say that ...! → ¡y usted se atreve a decir que ...!, ¡y usted me dice tan fresco que ...!

temerity [tɪˈmɛrəti] n → audace f
to have the temerity to do sth → avoir l'audace de faire qch

temerity

n → Kühnheit f, → Unerhörtheit f (pej)

temerity [tɪˈmɛrɪtɪ] n (frm) → audacia, temerarietà f inv

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temerity [tɪˈmɛrɪtɪ] n (frm) → audacia, temerarietà f inv