sangue-frio
Portuguese, noun/ˌsɐ̃.ɡiˈfɾi.u/
sangue-frio is spelled S-A-N-G-U-E-F-R-I-O (10 letters). Sangue-frio is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “sangfroid (composure in a dangerous situation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “calma, frieza, ausência de remorso”.
What does sangue-frio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesangfroid (composure in a dangerous situation)
- 2
masculinecruelty (indifference to suffering)
- 3
masculinealternative spelling of sangue frio
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. calma, frieza, ausência de remorso
adjective: 1. calmo, frio, sem remorso
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sangue-frio
- sangues-frios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sangue-frio?
- Brazil /ˌsɐ̃.ɡiˈfɾi.u/
- Brazil /ˌsɐ̃.ɡiˈfɾiw/
- Brazil [ˌsɐ̃.ɡiˈfɾiʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sangue-frio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.