effrontery in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

effrontery in the PONS Dictionary

effrontery Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have the effrontery to do sth
tener la desfachatez de hacer algo
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She had the effrontery to say his advice was not evidence-based, ignoring his heaps of evidence.
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The effrontery of its unalloyed conceit and arrogance -- not to mention the sheer neck of it -- defies belief and logic.
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I can not think of a word to properly encapsulate its audacious effrontery.
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For sheer cheek and effrontery, the midfielder's brilliant second-half goal stood out above all others.
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Her alleged effrontery to snub the husband led to a hot argument that later resulted in free for all.
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What happened next is a breathtaking piece of effrontery.
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His own effrontery -- his implication that he knew the warlord had the power to call off the attacks -- terrified him.
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However, one of them has the effrontery to die.
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The story remains faithful to the original narrative, a search for love balancing chaste purity and brutish effrontery in various forms.
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This brazen effrontery and blatant denial of democracy shows the contempt in which the political parties hold the people.
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