effronté

cheeky person

noun adjective eh-frohn-TEH Rare

Also means

impudent

Usage Note

Effronté functions as both a noun ('a brazen person') and an adjective ('brazen, shameless'). The feminine form is effrontée. The related noun effronterie ('impudence, effrontery') is a near-direct cognate with English. In French, répondre avec effronterie or d'une manière effrontée captures the sense of someone talking back without shame.

Examples

"Cet effronté a menti sans rougir."

Natural Translation

That cheeky person lied without blushing.

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