Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The quality of being impudent, not showing due respect.

    Flegelei, Frechheit, Unverschämtheit

    на́глостьnáglostʹ, де́рзостьdérzostʹ, наха́льствоnaxálʹstvo

    an impudent statement

  2. (countable, uncountable)Impudent language, conduct or behavior.

    Flegelei, Frechheit, Unverschämtheit

    на́глостьnáglostʹ, де́рзостьdérzostʹ, наха́льствоnaxálʹstvo

Examples

12 sentences
  1. I've had quite enough of his impudence.

  2. With his characteristic impudence, Tom denied everything.

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  3. He had the impudence to deny his involvement.

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  4. He had the impudence to cut across our garden.

    ruОн имел наглость срезать свой путь через наш сад. — Lenin_1917

    deEr hat sich tatsächlich erdreistet, quer durch unseren Garten zu marschieren. — Yorwba

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  5. I could barely contain my indignation at her impudence.

    ruЯ едва мог сдержать возмущение её нахальством. — Ooneykcall

    deIch konnte meine Empörung über ihre Frechheit kaum zurückhalten. — g_j

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
quality of being impudent:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
quality of being impudent:
impudent language, conduct or behavior:

Origin

From Middle French impudence, from Latin impudentia.

From Middle French impudence, from Latin impudentia.

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