aplomb

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French aplomb. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈplʌm/, /əˈplɒm/, (UK) /æ-/ Rhymes: -ʌm, -ɒm === Noun === aplomb (usually uncountable, plural aplombs) Self-confidence; poise; composure. (ballet) The apparent elegance and precision exhibited by a confident, accomplished dancer. The perpendicular; perpendicularity. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === aplomb on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === From fil à plomb (“plumb line”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.plɔ̃/ === Noun === aplomb m (plural aplombs) vertical line, as measured with a plumb line Bien prendre l’aplomb. ― To take well the plumb-line. (by extension) stability, equilibrium, uprightness, plumb (figurative) aplomb, self-confidence ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: aplom → English: aplomb → Esperanto: aplombo → German: Aplomb → Italian: aplomb → Portuguese: aplomb → Russian: апломб (aplomb)→ Georgian: აპლომბი (aṗlombi) === Further reading === “aplomb”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French aplomb. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈplɔm/ Rhymes: -ɔm === Noun === aplomb m (invariable) aplomb, self-confidence, poise == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French aplomb. === Noun === aplomb m (usually uncountable, plural aplombs) aplomb; self-confidence Synonyms: autoconfiança, segurança (ballet) aplomb (elegance and precision exhibited by a dancer) === Further reading === “aplomb”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French aplomb. === Noun === aplomb n (uncountable) aplomb ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French aplomb. === Noun === aplomb c (rare) aplomb ==== Declension ==== === References === “aplomb”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “aplomb”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “aplomb”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)