- temeridad
- f.1 recklessness.2 folly, reckless act.3 boldness, daring, audacity, fearlessness.* * *temeridad► nombre femenino1 (actitud) temerity, rashness2 (acto temerario) reckless act* * *SF1) (=imprudencia) rashness; (=audacia) boldness; (=prisa) hastiness2) (=acto) rash act, folly* * *femeninoa) (acción)
eso fue una temeridad — that was a very rash o bold thing to do
b) (cualidad) temerityconduce con temeridad — she drives recklessly
* * *= recklessness, fearlessness, endangerment, wantonness, rashness.Ex. General principles of criminal law, including the difference between recklessness and gross negligence, are reviewed to provide those in the outdoor industry a rough guide as to their possible criminal liability.Ex. Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.Ex. This article postulates that communities are achieved through endangerment and are not founded on proximity or convenience but rather an opening of the self to the risks of human connection.Ex. This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.Ex. Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.* * *femeninoa) (acción)eso fue una temeridad — that was a very rash o bold thing to do
b) (cualidad) temerityconduce con temeridad — she drives recklessly
* * *= recklessness, fearlessness, endangerment, wantonness, rashness.Ex: General principles of criminal law, including the difference between recklessness and gross negligence, are reviewed to provide those in the outdoor industry a rough guide as to their possible criminal liability.
Ex: Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.Ex: This article postulates that communities are achieved through endangerment and are not founded on proximity or convenience but rather an opening of the self to the risks of human connection.Ex: This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.Ex: Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.* * *temeridadfeminine1(acción): contestarle así fue una verdadera temeridad answering back like that was a very rash o bold thing to do2 (cualidad) temerityconduce con temeridad she drives recklessly* * *
temeridad sustantivo femeninoa) (acción):◊ eso fue una temeridad that was a very rash o bold thing to dob) (cualidad) temerity;◊ conduce con temeridad she drives recklessly
temeridad sustantivo femenino
1 (acción arriesgada e imprudente) reckless act
2 (imprudencia, falta de reflexión) recklessness, rashness
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English:
recklessness
* * *temeridad nf1. [cualidad] recklessness;con temeridad recklessly2. [acción]fue una temeridad hacer eso it was reckless of you/him/etc to do that* * *temeridadf rashness, recklessness* * *temeridad nf1) : temerity, recklessness, rashness2) : rash act
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.