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1 desparpajo
m.1 forwardness, self-assurance (informal).con desparpajo with assurance, confidently2 disorder, jumble, mess.3 discernment, savoir-faire.4 pertness, cheek, nerve, cynicism.5 flippant remark.* * *1 (desenvoltura) ease, self-assurance2 (descaro) nerve, impudence\con desparpajo in a carefree way, confidently* * *SM1) (=desenvoltura) self-confidence2) (=descaro) pey nerve *, cheek *3) (=inteligencia) savoir-faire4) CAm (=confusión) muddle5) And (=comentario) flippant remark* * ** * ** * *self-confidenceentró caminando con gran desparpajo she walked in with great self-confidence o very self-confidentlytuvo el desparpajo de negarlo todo he had the nerve o ( BrE) the cheek to deny everything* * *
desparpajo sustantivo masculino ( desenvoltura) self-confidence;
( desfachatez) audacity, nerve (colloq)
desparpajo m (desenvoltura) self-confidence
(desenfado) ease
' desparpajo' also found in these entries:
English:
savvy
* * *desparpajo nmFam1. [desenvoltura] self-assurance;tiene mucho desparpajo she's very self-assured;con desparpajo with assurance, confidently2. [frescura] cheek;¡vaya desparpajo que tiene este diablillo! well, he's a cheeky little devil!* * *m self-confidence;con mucho desparpajo with great self-confidence, very self-confidently* * *desparpajo nm -
2 descaro
m.1 cheek, impertinence.2 insolence, cheek, brazenness, cynicism.* * *1 impudence, cheek, nerve\¡qué descaro! what a cheek!, what a nerve!, of all the cheek!* * *noun m.cheek, nerve* * *SM (=insolencia) cheek *, nerve *tuvo el descaro de decirme que... — he had the cheek o nerve to tell me that... *
¡qué descaro! — what a cheek! *, what a nerve! *
* * *tergiversan los hechos con un descaro... — they misrepresent the facts so blatantly
* * *= chutzpah, effrontery, blatancy, shamelessness, impudence, pertness.Ex. Typical examples are 'Who is it that has made most gramophone records?' 'What is the diameter of a human hair?' Which are the commonest surnames?' 'What was it that Jane Austen said about apple pie?' 'What does ' chutzpah' mean?'.Ex. This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.Ex. Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.Ex. We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.----* con descaro = impudently.* con todo descaro = shamelessly.* tener el descaro de = have + the gall to, have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.* * *tergiversan los hechos con un descaro... — they misrepresent the facts so blatantly
* * *= chutzpah, effrontery, blatancy, shamelessness, impudence, pertness.Ex: Typical examples are 'Who is it that has made most gramophone records?' 'What is the diameter of a human hair?' Which are the commonest surnames?' 'What was it that Jane Austen said about apple pie?' 'What does ' chutzpah' mean?'.
Ex: This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.Ex: Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.Ex: We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.* con descaro = impudently.* con todo descaro = shamelessly.* tener el descaro de = have + the gall to, have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.* * *audacity, nerve ( colloq)¡qué descaro! entrar así sin pedir permiso what a nerve o ( BrE) cheek, coming in like that without asking!tergiversan los hechos con un descaro … they misrepresent the facts so blatantly* * *
Del verbo descararse: ( conjugate descararse)
me descaro es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
se descaró es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
descaro sustantivo masculino
audacity, nerve (colloq);◊ ¡qué descaro! what a nerve!
descaro sustantivo masculino cheek, nerve: ¡qué descaro!, what a cheek!
' descaro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desvergüenza
- frescura
- jeta
- cara
- morro
- tupé
- valor
English:
gall
- immodesty
- nerve
- sauce
- cheek
* * *descaro nmcheek, impertinence;¡qué descaro!, acudir sin ser invitados what a cheek, coming without being invited!;se dirigió a su profesor con mucho descaro he spoke to his teacher very cheekily;mienten con todo el descaro they lie quite shamelessly o brazenly* * *m nerve* * *descaro nm: audacity, nerve* * *descaro n cheek / nerve
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