standup, sangfroid, side-parting, parting of the ways, parted ways

BBC Radio 4

1 小時 · 

This evening, on Radio 4, two special programmes celebrating the talent, the wit and the unarguable sangfroid of comic actor and quiz show host Nicholas Parsons, who died early this morning, aged 96. At 6.30pm, a special edition of Just a Minute, the quiz show he chaired from its very first transmission, in 1967, and, at 11.00pm, a wonderful programme in which his friend and regular Just a Minute adversary Paul Merton interviews the great man himself.

Cameron is tainted PM - MilibandLabour leader Ed Miliband launches an attack on PM David Cameron, branding him a "tainted prime minister" who fails to stand up to the rich and.

Nobody had the sangfroid to reply.....


HEARD ON THE STREET
Santander's Admirable Sangfroid Spending $2.5 billion in Mexico is a a clear signal that Santander's balance sheet remains strong at a time when the country's financial system is under siege.

Europe's great divorce

Britain and the euro zone have parted ways. The consequences for the European Union will be profound

idiom:

parting of the ways

1. A point of divergence, especially one of great moment.

parting[part・ing]

• 発音記号[pɑ'ːrtiŋ][名]

1 [U][C]出発, いとまごい, 告別, 別れ；((婉曲))死去, 死別

on parting
別れに際して.

2 [U][C]分離, 分割.

3
(1) 分かれ目［道］, 分岐点；分割［区画］線
the parting of the ways
道路の分岐点；((比喩))岐路.


(2) ((主に英))髪の分け目（((米))part）.

━━[形]

1 〈言葉・贈り物などが〉別れに際しての；別れの, 出発の, 臨終の；〈人が〉瀕死(ひんし)の

a parting kiss ［shot or remark］
別れのキス［捨てぜりふ］.

2 〈人・乗り物などが〉去って行く；〈日が〉暮れ行く.

3 〈層・板などが〉分離する.


side-parting 頭髮中分 ?


sangfroid (san-FRWA)

noun
Calmness, especially under stress. [From French sang-froid (literally cold blood).

Usage
"He (Sergei Karjakin) has an awkward gait. His long arms do not swing at all as he glides along, but for a 12-year-old with a slight build and a sensible side-parting he has considerable sangfroid." — Nigel Farndale; He's a Cold-blooded Chess Genius at 12; The Vancouver Sun (Canada); Jan 8, 2003.

"Lemony Snicket's approach is wholly different, featuring the offhand sang-froid of a standup comedian." — Kristi Beavin; Roller Skates; The Horn Book Magazine (Boston); Nov/Dec 2001.


standup


or stand-up (stănd'ŭp')
adj.

1. Standing erect; upright: a standup collar.
2. Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar.
3. Of or designating a performer who stands alone on a stage, as in a nightclub, and delivers a comic monologue.
4. Slang. Courageous and steadfast: a standup guy.

n.
Standup comedy.