atrevimiento

m.

1 daring.

2 cheek (insolencia).

3 forwardness, effrontery, insolence, crust.

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atrevimiento

► nombre masculino

1 (osadía) daring, boldness

2 (insolencia) effrontery, insolence, impudence

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noun m.

daring, boldness

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SM

1) (=audacia) daring, boldness

2) (=insolencia) insolence, cheek; (=osadía) forwardness

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masculino nerve

qué atrevimiento! — what nerve! (AmE), what a nerve! (BrE)

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= boldness, effrontery, blatancy, shamelessness, impudence, wantonness, pertness.

Ex. Whilst this may seem an unnecessarily negative approach to an issue appearing to need boldness and certainty, it seemed relevant to the experienced circumstances.

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. This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.

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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* tener el atrevimiento = have + the nerve(s) to.

* tener el atrevimiento de = have + the cheek to.

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masculino nerve

qué atrevimiento! — what nerve! (AmE), what a nerve! (BrE)

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= boldness, effrontery, blatancy, shamelessness, impudence, wantonness, pertness.

Ex: Whilst this may seem an unnecessarily negative approach to an issue appearing to need boldness and certainty, it seemed relevant to the experienced circumstances.

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: This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.

Ex: We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.

* tener el atrevimiento = have + the nerve(s) to.

* tener el atrevimiento de = have + the cheek to.

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atrevimiento

masculine

nerve

tuvo el atrevimiento de decirme que no lo haría he had the nerve o audacity to tell me that he wouldn't do it

¡qué atrevimiento! what nerve! (AmE), what a nerve! (BrE)

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atrevimiento sustantivo masculino
nerve
atrevimiento sustantivo masculino
1 (audacia) daring, audacity
2 (insolencia) insolence, impudence
'atrevimiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confianza
- desvergüenza
- intromisión
- pagar
English:
daring
- presumption
- suggestiveness
- audacity

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atrevimiento nm

1. [osadía]

el atrevimiento de sus diseños the daring of his designs;

perdona mi atrevimiento, ¿estás casada? if you don't mind me asking, are you married?

2. [insolencia] cheek;

tuvo el atrevimiento de gritarle she had the cheek o nerve to shout at him;

¡qué atrevimiento! what a cheek!

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atrevimiento

m nerve

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atrevimiento nm

1) : daring, boldness

2) : insolence