brazen-faced

See also: brazenfaced

English

WOTD – 1 September 2006

Etymology

brazen +‎ faced

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɹeɪ.zənˌfeɪst/
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Adjective

brazen-faced (comparative more brazen-faced, superlative most brazen-faced)

Impudent; open and without shame.
- 1882 — Gilbert & Sullivan, Iolanthe
  It is rude, madam,
  To intrude, madam,
  With your brood, madam,
  Brazen-faced!

Related terms

Translations

Impudent

Bulgarian: безсрамен (bg) (bezsrámen), нагъл (bg) (nágǎl), безочлив (bg) (bezóčliv)
Catalan: descarat
French: impudent (fr)
Italian: sfacciato (it)
Japanese: 厚かましい (あつかましい, atsukamashii)
Kurdish: rûqayim (ku), bêşerm (ku)

Maori: piharongo
Russian: бесстыдный (ru) (besstydnyj) (besstýdnyj), на́глый (ru) (náglyj) (náglyj), ре́зкий (ru) (rézkij) (rézkij), наха́льный (ru) (naxálʹnyj) (naxál’nyj), бессты́жий (ru) (besstýžij)
Spanish: sinvergüenza (es)
Swedish: oförskämd (sv), fräck (sv)
Thai: หน้าด้าน (th) (nâa-dâan)

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