téméraire

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin temerārius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /te.me.ʁɛʁ/

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Adjective

téméraire (plural téméraires)

1. rash; reckless

   courageux mais pas téméraire ― not too brave, rather cowardly (literally, “brave but not reckless”)

Derived terms

• témérairement

Related terms

• témérité

Further reading

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