descaro

m.

1 cheek, impertinence.

2 insolence, cheek, brazenness, cynicism.

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descaro

► nombre masculino

1 impudence, cheek, nerve

■ tuvo el descaro de hacer algunas preguntas she had the nerve to ask some questions

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡qué descaro! what a cheek!, what a nerve!, of all the cheek!

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noun m.

cheek, nerve

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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! *

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masculino

qué descaro! — what a nerve!

tergiversan los hechos con un descaro ... — they misrepresent the facts so blatantly

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= 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.

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* con descaro = impudently.

* con todo descaro = shamelessly.

* tener el descaro de = have + the gall to, have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.

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masculino

qué descaro! — what a nerve!

tergiversan los hechos con un descaro ... — they misrepresent the facts so blatantly

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= 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.

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descaro

masculine

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

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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

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descaro nm

cheek, 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

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descaro

m nerve

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descaro nm

: audacity, nerve

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descaro n cheek / nerve