"désinvolture" meaning in French

See désinvolture in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /de.zɛ̃.vɔl.tyʁ/ Forms: désinvoltures [plural]
Etymology: From désinvolte. Compare Italian disinvoltura. Etymology templates: {{cog|it|disinvoltura}} Italian disinvoltura Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} désinvolture f (plural désinvoltures)
  1. casual manner, casualness, flippancy, nonchalance Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-désinvolture-fr-noun-TtdGyuj4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1924, Emmanuel Bove, Mes Amis:",
          "text": "Elle croisa les jambes avec désinvolture, ainsi qu’un homme. Je remarquai que ses bas blancs étaient noirs à l’os de la cheville.",
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          "english": "He was a big cat prowling the streets, wild, untameable, all his mates were blown away by the elegant nonchalance with which he moved from girl to girl.",
          "ref": "2015 January, Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, volume 1, Éditions Grasset, →ISBN, page 15; republished as Frank Wynne, transl., 2018:",
          "text": "Il était un grand fauve de la rue, farouche et indépendant, tous ses amis s’extasiaient sur l’élégante désinvolture avec laquelle il enchaînait les histoires.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1924, Emmanuel Bove, Mes Amis:",
          "text": "Elle croisa les jambes avec désinvolture, ainsi qu’un homme. Je remarquai que ses bas blancs étaient noirs à l’os de la cheville.",
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