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audace

audacity

noun oh-DASS Rare
Mind & Emotions Personality

Origin: Latin 'audacia'

Also means

boldness

Usage Note

Audace conveys courageous boldness or daring, often with a positive connotation in French. Avoir l'audace de faire quelque chose means 'to have the nerve/boldness to do something'. The adjective audacieux ('audacious, daring') is frequently used in literary and journalistic writing. A famous remark attributed to Danton is 'de l'audace, encore de l'audace, toujours de l'audace'.

Examples

"Il a eu l'audace de contredire le chef."

Natural Translation

He had the audacity to contradict the boss.

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