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θράσος
insolence /ˈθra.sos/
nounB2#2873 most common
Also: nerve, audacity, cheek
Example sentences
Έχει πολύ θράσος.
He has a lot of nerve.
Το παιδί απάντησε στη δασκάλα με θράσος.
The child answered the teacher with insolence.
Δεν πιστεύω ότι είχε το θράσος να μου πει ψέματα.
I can't believe he had the nerve to lie to me.
Το θράσος του δεν έχει όρια.
His insolence knows no limits.
Μας κοίταξε κατάματα με απίστευτο θράσος, σαν να μην είχε κάνει τίποτα κακό.
He looked us straight in the eye with unbelievable nerve, as if he had done nothing wrong.
Το θράσος με το οποίο υπερασπίστηκε τις πράξεις του εξόργισε ακόμη και τους πιο ήπιους επικριτές του.
The nerve with which he defended his actions angered even his mildest critics.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το θράσος | τα θράση |
| Genitive | του θράσους | των θρασών |
| Accusative | το θράσος | τα θράση |
| Vocative | θράσος | θράση |
Word family
θρασύςbold, brazen, cheeky
θρασύτηταboldness, brazenness
θρασύδειλοςa bully who is a coward underneath
θρασύνομαιto grow bold or insolent, to get emboldened
Etymology
θράσος comes from Ancient Greek θράσος, meaning boldness or audacity, a quality that could be praised in battle or condemned in speech. It is tied to the adjective θρασύς, bold, and to θάρσος/θάρρος, courage. Over time the word narrowed in Modern Greek toward its negative sense: boldness that oversteps proper limits.
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