Sangfroid

Definitions

Composure, self-possession or imperturbability especially when in a dangerous situation.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

14 more languages

العربيةالهدوء

Danskkoldblodighed

Ελληνικάψυχραιμία

Suomikylmähermoisuuskylmäpäisyyskylmäverisyys

Magyarhidegvér

Հայերենինքնատիրապետումսառնարյունություն

Italianoimperturbabilitàsangue freddo

Nederlandskoelbloedigheid

Polskiangielska flegmazimna krew

Portuguêssangue-frio

Русскийсамообладаниехладнокровие

Svenskabehärskning

Türkçeserinkanlılıksoğukkanlılık

Українськахолоднокровність

Examples

“He handled the stressful situation with great sangfroid.”

“The provincial people, intimidated by Gudrun’s perfect sang-froid and exclusive bareness of manner, said of her: “She is a smart woman."”

“We can handle⟳ functions of a few variables with some aplomb and view⟳ sets of quantities totalling 10⁶ or 10⁷ with sangfroid.”

“Indeed, some of the little naked human figures seemed to display a near comical sangfroid, even as they were pecked by giant birds, hatched out of eggs, had huge flowers inserted in their bottoms, or, in the case of one of my favourites, sported a monstrous blueberry instead of a head.”

“Toward the end⟳ of the war, Benoit was sent off on his own⟳ with forged papers; he wound up working as a horse groom at a chalet in the Loire valley. Mandelbrot describes this harrowing youth with great sangfroid.”

“If there’s one unspoken club rule⟳, it’s that when we meet⟳, we only discuss⟳ the play⟳ in question⟳: no gossip; no politics; no families; and no football. As an association, we demonstrate⟳ near-Olympic sang-froid.”

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