sangfroid
холоднокровність
хладнокровие, самообладание
Gelassenheit, Seelenruhe, Kaltblütigkeit
Composure, self-possession or imperturbability especially when in a dangerous situationComposure, self-possession or imperturbability especially when in a dangerous situation.
/sɑŋˈfɹɑ/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Composure, self-possession or imperturbability especially when in a dangerous situation.
He handled the stressful situation with great sangfroid.
Gelassenheit, Seelenruhe, Kaltblütigkeit
хладнокро́виеxladnokróvije, самооблада́ниеsamoobladánije
холоднокро́вністьxolodnokróvnistʹ
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
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Deutsch
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Origin
Borrowed from French sang-froid, from sang (“blood”) + froid (“cold”).Borrowed from French sang-froid, from sang (“blood”) + froid (“cold”).
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Forms
plural: sangfroidsSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedsanguine
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable