dreist

bold, audacious, cheeky, impudent

English translations

  1. 01

    impudent

  2. 02

    audacious

  3. 03

    brazen

  4. 04

    audax

Word details

German meaning
Dreist bedeutet unverschämt, frech und ohne Respekt vor anderen.
English meaning
impudent
Synonym
frech, unverschämt
German example
Es war dreist, sich einfach vorzudrängeln.
English example
It was impudent to just cut in line.
Comparative
dreisterSuperlative: am dreiststen

Example sentences with “dreist”

  1. Das war eine wirklich dreiste Lüge! (That was a truly audacious lie!)

Frequently asked questions

Is 'dreist' positive or negative?

It is almost exclusively negative, implying a lack of respect or social boundaries.