sang-froid in English

noun

1

composure or coolness, sometimes excessive, as shown in danger or under trying circumstances.

Offering the most welcoming stage for the talented, the city with equal sangfroid accepts the misery of millions who fail to flourish.

synonyms: composure, equanimity, self-possession, equilibrium, aplomb, poise, self-assurance, self-control, nerve, calm, presence of mind, cool, unflappability

noun

assuredness, poise, cool, aplomb

noun

composure, equanimity, self-possession, equilibrium, aplomb, poise, self-assurance, self-control, nerve, calm, presence of mind, cool, unflappability

Use "sang-froid" in a sentence

1. She was mystified by my apparent sang-froid.

2. He behaves throughout with a certain sang-froid.

3. They showed great sang-froid in dealing with the fire.

4. 3) (ambiguous) to endure a thing with (the greatest) sang-froid: aequo (aequissimo) animo ferre Aliquid

5. A lifelong civil servant who wraps his sang froid and political toughness in French Courtliness, Mr

6. She had a quiet Aplomb, which would be called 'sang-froid' in a man.

7. Yet, while many of his followers fretted about it, de Gaulle viewed the situation with remarkable sang-froid.