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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Kuehnheit
"Er hatte die Kühnheit, solche Forderungen zu stellen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Excessive confidence or boldness; audacity.
"He had the temerity to call me a liar."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French témérité, from Latin temeritas, from temere 'blindly, rashly'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "temerity" is said worldwide
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témérité
Transliteration: temerite
"Il a eu la témérité de contester ma décision."
Kühnheit
Transliteration: Kuehnheit
"Er hatte die Kühnheit, solche Forderungen zu stellen."
temerarietà
Transliteration: temerarieta
"Non posso credere che abbia avuto tanta temerarietà."
temeridad
Transliteration: temeridad
"Tuvieron la temeridad de entrar en la cueva oscura."
temeridade
Transliteration: temeridade
"Ele teve a temeridade de questionar o chefe."
धृष्टता
Transliteration: dhrishtata
"उसमें मुझसे बहस करने की धृष्टता थी।"
鲁莽
Transliteration: lǔmǎng
"他怎么敢有这样的鲁莽举动。"
무모함
Transliteration: mumoham
"그는 감히 그런 무모함을 보였다."
蛮勇
Transliteration: banyuu
"彼には上司に逆らうような蛮勇があった。"
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