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impertinencia

impertinence

noun eem-pehr-tee-NEHN-syah Rare

Also means

impudence

Usage Note

Impertinencia denotes both the quality of being impertinent and a specific impertinent remark or act — ¡qué impertinencia! (what impudence!). The adjective impertinente can also refer to something irrelevant or out of place, not only rude, which mirrors the English false-friend caution: 'impertinent' in older English meant 'irrelevant'.

Examples

"Su impertinencia ofendió a todos los presentes."

Natural Translation

Her impertinence offended everyone present.

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