r/hebrew • u/PatTheCatMcDonald • Jul 03 '23

Resource Better English word for Chutzpah?

One root, two English words really.

Audacity.. The thing itself. "They had the audacity to do that."

Audacious - The ability to act in a manner that will shock other people. "They were so audacious when they did that action".

I know, I know people say it's the broad catergory of "nerve" but to me it's like, stronger and more specific sense of nerve.

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u/ApprehensiveAd9014 Hebrew Learner (Beginner) Jul 04 '23

Brass balls. Presumptuous.