sang-froid

See also: sangfroid and sang froid

English

Noun

sang-froid

1. Alternative spelling of sangfroid

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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)

1. 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.