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Meanings of insolence in English

Portuguese
atrevimento
Catalan
barra

The trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties.

      atrevimento
      Russian
      дерзость

      Opposite of timidity or modesty.

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              Usage of insolence in English
              1
              It was insolence and not insolence; it was modesty and not modesty.
              The Good Soldier
              2
              The officer in command had arrived full of threats and insolence: Mlle.
              Coming Home / 1916
              3
              The age of good breeding has passed; insolence has taken its place.
              Wise or Otherwise
              4
              He looked me full in the face with stupid insolence, and said:
              Romance
              5
              He was a magnificent specimen of the insolence natural to victorious soldiers.
              Mademoiselle Fifi
              6
              Loge broke in quickly, with studied insolence: I object to the delay.
              The Cruise of the Jasper B.
              7
              There was violence in the action, but it did not hold insolence.
              The Lamp in the Desert
              8
              Ferocity and insolence were not among the vices of the national character.
              Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
              9
              But the insolence and the megalomania of modern Germany made this difficult.
              The Expansion of Europe; The Culmination of Modern History
              10
              Athwart the state, the laws, athwart prosperity and the insolence of others.
              Les Misérables
              11
              The other orders likewise he treated with the same insolence and violence.
              The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 04: Caligula
              12
              Now there was a world of contempt and insolence in this laugh.
              Put Yourself in His Place
              13
              He would not endure such insolence; he would stop where he was.
              The Prince and the Pauper
              14
              The gambler looked at him with the cool insolence that characterized him.
              Man-Size
              15
              She had the insolence to extend her hand for the customary salutation.
              Charlotte's Inheritance
              16
              The virtue of women is doubted above all things with terrible insolence.
              The Muse of the Department
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