Compound adjective; can be used both literally (lacking facial hair/irregularities) and figuratively (smug, brazenly assured).
Übersetzungen
effrontéAu figuré, pour une assurance insolente ou sans vergogne. The smooth-faced politician promised reforms he never intended to deliver.
L’homme politique effronté a promis des réformes qu’il n’avait aucune intention de mettre en œuvre.
The boy was smooth-faced and could not yet grow a beard.
Le garçon avait le visage lisse et ne pouvait pas encore se laisser pousser la barbe.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
imberbeS’emploie surtout pour une personne jeune, sans barbe ni traits marqués. Definitionen
Having a face that is smooth, free of hair, wrinkles, or blemishes. The boy was smooth-faced and could not yet grow a beard.
Figuratively, displaying brazen or smug assurance; shamelessly confident. The smooth-faced politician promised reforms he never intended to deliver.