desplante

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: des‧plan‧te

Etymology 1

Deverbal from desplantar.

Noun

desplante m (plural desplantes)

  1. effrontery

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

desplante

  1. inflection of desplantar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desˈplante/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: des‧plan‧te

Etymology 1

Deverbal from desplantar.

Noun

desplante m (plural desplantes)

  1. cheek, arrogance
    Synonym: arrogancia
  2. rude remark
    hicieron un desplante al futbolista
    they were rude to the footballer
    • 2015 July 20, “Buenas maneras del mexicano Gerardo Rivera en su debut en Madrid”, in El País‎:
      Se lució al natural, por desplantes y manoletinas como fin de una faena argumentada en la disposición.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. lack of respect
  4. (fencing) lack of, or loss of, footing

Etymology 2

Verb

desplante

  1. inflection of desplantar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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