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
- noun A confident promise or statement meant to remove doubt.
- noun Confidence in oneself; self-assured certainty.
- noun British English term for insurance, especially life insurance.
audacity — full definition
- noun Shocking boldness or nerve, especially when it disregards normal limits or manners.
- noun Fearless daring; the willingness to take big risks.