cheeky adj

cheeky adj
['tʃiːkɪ]
sfacciato (-a), impudente

don't be cheeky! — non essere sfacciato (-a)!


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  • cheeky — cheekily, adv. cheekiness, n. /chee kee/, adj., cheekier, cheekiest. impudent; insolent: a cheeky fellow; cheeky behavior. [1855 60; CHEEK + Y1] Syn. saucy, audacious, bold. * * * …   Universalium

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