What does culot in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word culot in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use culot in French.

The word culot in French means cheek, nerve, gall, brass, nerve, base, bottom, dottle, pellet, have some nerve, have some cheek, What a cheek!, The nerve of it!. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word culot

cheek, nerve, gall, brass

nom masculin (familier (effronterie, toupet) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quel culot ! Il a remonté toute la file d'attente !
What a cheek! He's pushed right to the front of the queue!

nerve

nom masculin (familier (audace) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il fallait du culot pour faire remarquer son erreur au professeur !
It took some nerve to point out the teacher's mistake to him!

base, bottom

nom masculin (base de certains objets)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le culot de cette ampoule est à baïonnette.
This light bulb has a bayonet cap.

dottle

nom masculin (résidu au fond d'une pipe) (in pipe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon grand-père enlevait toujours le culot après avoir fumé.
My grandfather always knocked out the dottle when he had finished smoking.

pellet

nom masculin (dépôt au fond d'un liquide)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a souvent du dépôt dans les bouteilles de vin non filtrés.

have some nerve, have some cheek

locution verbale (être effronté, avoir du toupet)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il a du culot de prendre rendez-vous directement avec le directeur pour un emploi.

What a cheek!, The nerve of it!

interjection (C'est gonflé !) (colloquial)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

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