impertinence

English

Etymology

French impertinence

Noun

impertinence (countable and uncountable; plural impertinences)

1. (uncountable) Lack of pertinence; irrelevance.
2. (countable) An instance of this; a moment of being impertinent.
3. (uncountable) The fact or character of being out of place; inappropriateness.
4. insolence.

Translations

Lack of pertinence; irrelevance

Dutch: onbeschaamdheid (nl) Persian: بی قرار (fa) (bi qarâr)

Russian: неуместность (ru) f.

An instance of this; a moment of being impertinent

Persian: بی قراری (fa) (bi qarâri)

The fact or character of being out of place; inappropriateness

Greek: απρέπεια (el) (aprépeia) f.

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛ̃.pɛʁ.ti.nɑ̃s/, SAMPA: /E~.pER.ti.nA~s/

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Noun

impertinence f. (plural impertinences)

1. impertinence