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1 effronterie
effronterie [efʀɔ̃tʀi]feminine noun[de réponse, personne] insolence ; [de mensonge] effrontery* * *efʀɔ̃tʀinom féminin cheek, effrontery sout* * *efʀɔ̃tʀi nfinsolence, cheek* * *effronterie nf ( caractère) cheekiness, effrontery sout; ( acte) cheek, effrontery sout; avec effronterie [sourire, répondre] cheekily; [mentir, flatter] shamelessly.[efrɔ̃tri] nom fémininil a eu l'effronterie de me répondre he had the nerve to ou he was impudent enough to answer me back -
2 front
front [fʀɔ̃]1. masculine noun• faire front commun contre qn/qch to take a united stand against sb/sth2. compounds* * *fʀɔ̃
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nom masculin1) Anatomie forehead, brow littér2) Armée frontsur le front de l'emploi — fig on the job front
3) ( façade) façade4) Météorologie front5) ( en politique) front
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de front locution adverbialePhrasal Verbs:••avoir le front de faire quelque chose — to have the face ou effrontery to do something
* * *fʀɔ̃ nm1) ANATOMIE forehead2) MILITAIRE front3) MÉTÉO front4) POLITIQUE front5) (= aplomb)de front (= de face) [se heurter] — head-on, (= côte à côte) [rouler, marcher] together (two or three abreast)
Les cyclistes roulaient à quatre de front sur une route de campagne. — The cyclists were riding four abreast along a country road.
* * *A nm1 Anat forehead, brow littér; avoir le front haut to have a high forehead; s'essuyer le front to wipe one's brow; elle a une cicatrice sur le or au front she has a scar on her forehead; relever le front fig to stand up for oneself; c'est lui le coupable, c'est écrit sur son front he's the culprit, it's written all over his face;2 Mil front; être envoyé au front to be sent to the front; le front ennemi the enemy front; sur le front social/de l'emploi fig on the social/job front; faire front commun contre l'ennemi to stand together against the enemy; faire front à qn/qch to stand up to sb/sth;3 ( façade) façade;4 Météo front; front chaud/froid warm/cold front;5 Pol front.B de front loc adv aborder un problème de front to tackle a problem head-on; les voitures se sont heurtées de front the cars collided head-on; ils marchaient à quatre de front they were walking four abreast; mener plusieurs tâches de front to have several tasks on the go.Front de libération nationale, FLN Hist National Liberation Front, FLN; front de mer seafront; Front populaire Hist Popular Front; front de taille Mines coalface.[frɔ̃] nom masculinle front haut proudly, with one's head held high2. [d'une montagne] face3. [audace]avoir le front de faire to have the audacity ou impudence to dofaire front to form a united front, to close ranksfaire front commun contre quelqu'un/quelque chose to make common cause against somebody/something[ligne] front line[dans une houillère] coalfacefront froid/chaud cold/warm front————————de front locution adverbiale1. [attaquer] head-on2. [en vis-à-vis] head-ona. [véhicules] to collide head-onb. [adversaires] to come into direct confrontation3. [côte à côte] abreastThe coalition of socialists, radicals and communists who came to power in 1936 under Léon Blum. Within a remarkably short period it established the forty-hour week and holidays with pay for commerce and industry, and passed a range of laws relating to the rights of trade unions. -
3 impudence
impudence [ɛ̃pydɑ̃s]feminine noun• il a eu l'impudence d'exiger des excuses ! he had the effrontery to demand an apology!* * *ɛ̃pydɑ̃snom féminin ( effronterie) impudence* * *ɛ̃pydɑ̃s nf* * *impudence nf1 ( effronterie) impudence; avoir l'impudence de faire to have the impudence to do; l'impudence de ton attitude/de tes paroles the impudence of your attitude/of your language;[ɛ̃pydɑ̃s] nom féminin2. [action] impudent act[remarque] impudent remark -
4 hardiesse
hardiesse [ˈaʀdjεs]feminine nouna. ( = audace, originalité) boldnessb. ( = effronterie) audacity* * *’aʀdjɛs1) (intrépidité, originalité) boldness* * *'aʀdjɛs nfavoir la hardiesse de — to have the audacity to, to have the effrontery to
* * *hardiesse nf1 (intrépidité, originalité) boldness; avoir la hardiesse de faire to be bold enough to do;3 (parole, action impudente) se permettre des hardiesses avec qn to take liberties with sb.[ʼardjɛs] nom fémininavoir la hardiesse de faire quelque chose to be forward ou daring enough to do something2. [acte, parole]a. [propos crus] bold languageb. [effets de style] daring stylistic effects -
5 impertinence
impertinence [ɛ̃pεʀtinɑ̃s]feminine noun• arrête tes impertinences ! that's enough of your cheek!* * *ɛ̃pɛʀtinɑ̃s1) ( caractère) impertinence2) ( parole) impertinent remark* * *ɛ̃pɛʀtinɑ̃s nf* * *impertinence nf1 ( caractère) impertinence; avec impertinence impertinently;[ɛ̃pɛrtinɑ̃s] nom féminin -
6 effronterie
cheekiness, effrontery, gall, impudence, shamelessness
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Effrontery — Ef*front er*y, n.; pl. {Effronteries}. [F. effronterie, fr. effront[ e] shameless, fr. L. effrons, ontis, putting forth the forehead, i. e., barefaced, shameless; ex + frons the forehead. See {Front}.] Impudence or boldness in confronting or in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
effrontery — 1715, from Fr. effronterie, from effronté shameless, from O.Fr. esfronte shameless, brazen, probably from L.L. effrontem (nom. effrons) barefaced, from L. ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + frontem (nom. frons) … Etymology dictionary
effrontery — index contumely, disrespect, temerity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
effrontery — *temerity, audacity, hardihood, nerve, cheek, gall Analogous words: impudence, brazenness, brashness (see corresponding adjectives at SHAMELESS): impertinence, intrusiveness, officiousness (see corresponding adjectives at IMPERTINENT) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
effrontery — [n] nerve, boldness arrogance, assurance, audacity, backtalk, brashness, brass*, brazenness, cheek*, cheekiness, chutzpah*, crust*, disrespect, face, gall, guff, hardihood, impertinence, impudence, incivility, insolence, lip*, presumption,… … New thesaurus
effrontery — ► NOUN ▪ insolence or impertinence. ORIGIN French effronterie, from Latin effrons shameless, barefaced , from frons forehead … English terms dictionary
effrontery — [e frunt′ər ē, ifrunt′ər ē] n. [Fr effronterie < effronté, shameless, bold < L effrons, barefaced, shameless < ex , from + frons, forehead: see FRONT1] 1. unashamed boldness; impudence; audacity; presumption 2. pl. effronteries an act or … English World dictionary
effrontery — n. the effrontery to + inf. (he had the effrontery to demand more money) * * * [ɪ frʌnt(ə)rɪ] the effrontery to + inf. (he had the effrontery to demand more money) … Combinatory dictionary
effrontery — noun /ɪˈfrʌntəri,ɛˈfrʌntəri/ a) insolent and shameless audacity We even had the effrontery to suggest that he should leave the country. b) an act of insolent and shameless audacity Any refusal to salute the president shall be counted as an… … Wiktionary
effrontery — ef|fron|te|ry [ıˈfrʌntəri] n [U] formal [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: effronterie, from Late Latin effrons shameless ] rude behaviour that shocks you because it is so confident have the effrontery to do sth ▪ She had the effrontery to ask… … Dictionary of contemporary English
effrontery — [18] The notion of ‘audacity’ or ‘impudence’ is often expressed in terms of ‘exposing or pushing forward the face’: a ‘barefaced lie’ or ‘putting on a bold front’, for instance. And effrontery is no exception. It comes ultimately from late Latin… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins