le culot

nerve, cheek, audacity

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noun · masculine Uncommon #16,071
nerve, cheek, audacity Often used in the expression avoir du culot, meaning “to have the nerve.”
FR: Elle a eu le culot de partir sans payer.
EN: She had the nerve to leave without paying.

Elle a eu le culot de s'exprimer.

She had the nerve to speak up.

T'as du culot.

You've got some nerve.

— La La Land (2016)

Tu as un sacré culot.

You have a lot of nerve.

— No (2012)

Tu as du culot de venir ici.

You have some nerve coming here.

Vous avez du culot de dire une chose pareille !

You've got some nerve saying such a thing!

Je n'aurais pas le culot de dire une telle chose.

I wouldn't have the nerve to say such a thing.

Il a beaucoup de culot.

He has a lot of nerve.

Il a du culot, celui-là !

He's got some nerve, that one!

Ouais, il a du culot, tout de même !

Yeah, he's got some nerve, that's for sure!

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Même un juif aurait pas le culot de dire ça.

Even a Jew wouldn't have the nerve to say that.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Il a eu le culot d'ignorer mes conseils.

He had the nerve to ignore my advice.

Tu as du culot !

You've got some nerve!

— Sacrifices of War (2011)

Vous avez du culot.

You have some nerve.

Il a du culot.

He's got a lot of nerve.

— Les Bonnes étoiles (2022)

Il a eu le culot de dire ça.

He had the nerve to say that.

Tu as du culot.

You have some nerve.

Tes parents ont eu un sacré culot !

Your parents had some nerve!

— Le Voyage de Chihiro (2001)

Il a eu le culot de prendre ma voiture sans me le demander.

He had the nerve to take my car without asking me.

Tu as un sacré culot, hein ?

You've got some nerve, haven't you?

— Aquarius (2016)

Vous avez un sacré culot.

You have some nerve.

As-tu du culot ou pas ?

Do you have the nerve or not?

— Histoires de fantômes chinois (1987)

Qui a le culot d'appeler ici par un mardi soir ?

Who has the nerve to call here on a Tuesday night?

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

V'là le culot, elle.

She's got some nerve.

— Girlhood (2014)

Quel culot !

What nerve!

— À bout de course (1988)

Vous avez du culot de venir ici.

You have some nerve coming here.

Vous avez du culot !

You've got some nerve!

— Parasite (2019)

Il a eu le culot de la faire monter !

He had the nerve to make her get in!

— Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982)

Tu as du culot de dire une chose pareille !

You've got some nerve saying such a thing!

Il a du culot !

He's got some nerve!

— Les Enfants du temps (2019)

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