sang-froid

See also: sangfroid and sang froid

English

Noun

sang-froid

Alternative spelling of sangfroid

French

Etymology

Compare Italian sangue freddo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɑ̃.fʁwa/
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Noun

sang-froid m (usually uncountable, plural sang-froid or sang-froids)

sang-froid, calmness, calm
garder son sang-froid ― to keep one's cool

perdre son sang-froid ― to lose one's cool

Further reading

“sang-froid”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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