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culot — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assurance noun A confident promise or statement meant to remove doubt.
  • audacity noun Shocking boldness or nerve, especially when it disregards normal limits or manners.
  • bottle noun A container, usually glass or plastic, with a narrow neck, used for holding liquids.
  • brashness noun The characteristic of being brash.
  • cheek noun The soft, fleshy part on either side of the face, below the eye.
  • chutzpah noun Bold self-confidence or audacity, especially of a shameless or impressive kind.
  • gall noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.
  • nerve noun A fiber-like bundle in the body that carries signals between the brain and other parts of the body.
  • sass noun Bold or disrespectful talk; cheek.

Senses

culot is used for these senses in English:

  • assurance Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity, courage, or self-confidence.
  • audacity Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.
  • audacity Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.
  • bottle (British, informal) (originally "bottle and glass" as rhyming slang for "arse") Nerve, courage.
  • brashness The characteristic of being brash.
  • cheek (figurative, informal, uncountable) Impudence.
  • chutzpah (informal) Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion.
  • gall (uncountable) Impudence or brazenness; temerity; chutzpah.

assurance — full definition

  1. noun A confident promise or statement meant to remove doubt.
  2. noun Confidence in oneself; self-assured certainty.
  3. noun British English term for insurance, especially life insurance.

audacity — full definition

  1. noun Shocking boldness or nerve, especially when it disregards normal limits or manners.
  2. noun Fearless daring; the willingness to take big risks.

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