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)

1. Impudent; open and without shame.
   • 1882 — Gilbert & Sullivan, Iolanthe

     It is rude, madam,
     To intrude, madam,
     With your brood, madam,
     Brazen-faced!

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)
• Russian: бесстыдный (ru) (besstydnyj) (besstýdnyj), на́глый (ru) (náglyj) (náglyj), ре́зкий (ru) (rézkij) (rézkij), наха́льный (ru) (naxálʹnyj) (naxál’nyj), бессты́жий (ru) (besstýžij)
• Spanish: sinvergüenza (es)

Related terms

• brazenly