desplante

m.

1 rude remark.

hacer un desplante a alguien to do something rude to somebody; (con acciones) to be rude to somebody (con palabras)

2 impropriety, impudence, insolence.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: desplantar.

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desplante

► nombre masculino

1 figurado impudent remark, impudent act

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SM

1) (=dicho cortante) rude remark

dar o hacer un desplante a algn — to be short with sb

2)

me hizo un desplante — LAm * she stood me up *

3) [en baile] wrong stance

4) (=descaro) insolence, lack of respect

5) LAm * (=disparate) crazy idea

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masculino

1) (insolencia) rudeness

tiene unos desplantes ...! — she's so rude!

2) (Chi) desenvoltura

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= chest-beating, bravado.

Ex. It's really sad, when the primal chest-beating of leaders is what wins out and leads to unneccessary war and invasion.

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masculino

1) (insolencia) rudeness

tiene unos desplantes ...! — she's so rude!

2) (Chi) desenvoltura

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= chest-beating, bravado.

Ex: It's really sad, when the primal chest-beating of leaders is what wins out and leads to unneccessary war and invasion.

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desplante

masculine

A (insolencia) rudeness

¡tiene unos desplantes … ! she's so rude!

B (Chi) (desenvoltura) self-confidence

tiene mucho desplante she's very self-assured, she's full of self-confidence

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desplante sustantivo masculino
1 impudence, rudeness: nos hizo un desplante al no saludar, she was rude - she didn't say hello to us
2 Taur a sudden stance of defiance: el torero hizo un desplante, the bullfighter suddenly assumed a stance of defiance

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desplante nm

1. [grosería] [dicho] insolent remark;

[gesto] arrogant gesture;

hacer un desplante a alguien [con palabras] to be insolent to sb;

[con gesto] to make an arrogant gesture towards sb;

le hizo el desplante de no acudir a su boda she was so rude as not to attend his wedding

2. Taurom = proud gesture made by bullfighter after a series of passes

3. Chile [desenvoltura] ease, self-confidence

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desplante

m

:

dar o

hacer un desplante a alguien fig be rude to s.o.

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desplante nm

: insolence, rudeness