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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieseffronté
Pronunciation / Transliteration: effronté
"Il a eu un comportement effronté."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Bold and without shame.
"He showed brazen disregard for the rules."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'brazen' originates from the Old English 'bræsen', meaning 'made of brass'. Over time, it evolved to describe someone who is shameless or bold, reflecting a shift from a literal material description to a figurative characterization of behavior.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Brazen" is said worldwide
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effronté
Transliteration: effronté
"Il a eu un comportement effronté."
unverschämt
Transliteration: unverschämt
"Das war eine unverschämte Lüge."
sfacciato
Transliteration: sfacciato
"Ha fatto una richiesta sfacciata."
descarado
Transliteration: descarado
"Tuvo una actitud descarada ante el juez."
descarado
Transliteration: descarado
"Foi uma mentira descarada."
निर्लज्ज
Transliteration: nirlajja
"उसने निर्लज्ज होकर झूठ बोला।"
厚颜无耻的
Transliteration: hòuyánwúchǐ de
"他公然无耻地违背了承诺。"
뻔뻔한
Transliteration: ppeonppeonhan
"그는 뻔뻔한 태도로 거짓말을 했다."
厚かましい
Transliteration: atsukamashii
"彼女の厚かましい態度には驚いた。"
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