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el descaro

cheek, nerve, shamelessness

d e s ˈk a ɾ o
noun · masculine Rare #36,610
cheek, nerve, shamelessness Often used in phrases like “tener el descaro de…” = “to have the nerve to…”.
SP: Tuvo el descaro de mentirme en la cara.
EN: He had the nerve to lie to my face.

El descaro es nuestro problema.

Brazenness is our problem.

— हैदर (2014)

Tuvo el descaro de pedirme que lo ayudara.

He had the nerve to ask me for help.

Eso, amigos míos, es descaro.

That, my friends, is sheer audacity.

— हैदर (2014)

Qué descaro.

How brazen.

— La increíble historia de David Copperfield (2019)

Me admira su descaro.

I'm amazed by his nerve.

Tuvo el descaro de decir eso.

He had the nerve to say that.

Tu entrada en la conversación fue un descaro.

Your entry into the conversation was insolent.

— Rebeca (1940)