an audacious person

a very daring person (wagemutig)

TRANSLATION

audacious = kühn, verwegen; keck, dreist audacity = der Mut, die Dreistigkeit, die Verwegenheit

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

Police stopped one of the most AUDACIOUS robberies ever attempted in Britain when a gang attempted to steal $500 worth of diamonds from the Milennium Dome visitor attraction in London.

(The Financial Times - 8th November 2000)

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know?

From Middle French audacieux, from audace boldness, from Latin audacia, from audac-, audax bold, from audEre to dare, from avidus eager

Date: 1550

Famous Quotation about audacity:

"Nothing ventured, nothing gained"

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