gall
Impudence or brazennessImpudence or brazenness; temerity; chutzpah.
» I'm surprised that Tom had the gall to do that.
Meaning
10 senses(uncountable)Impudence or brazenness; temerity; chutzpah.
Frechheit, Unverfrorenheit
(figuratively, uncountable)Great misery or physical suffering, likened to the bitterest-tasting of substances.
(countable)A sore on a horse caused by an ill-fitted or ill-adjusted saddle; a saddle sore.
an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
(countable)A sore or open wound caused by chafing, which may become infected, as with a blister.
a skin sore caused by chafing
(figuratively, uncountable)A feeling of exasperation.
(countable)A pit on a surface being cut caused by the friction between the two surfaces exceeding the bond of the material at a point.
истира́ниеistiránije
A blister or tumor-like growth found on the surface of plants, caused by various pathogens, especially the burrowing of insect larvae into the living tissues, such as that of the common oak gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii).
Galle, Gallapfel, Pflanzengalle
галлgall, черни́льный оре́шекčernílʹnyj oréšek
галhal
A bump-like imperfection resembling a gall.
(archaic, countable)A gallbladder.
(archaic, uncountable)Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver.
Examples
21 sentencesI'm surprised that Tom had the gall to do that.
Tom had the gall to ignore my advice.
deTom hatte die Frechheit, meinen Rat zu ignorieren.
His sarcasm galls me.
Його сарказм мене дратує.
ruЕго сарказм меня раздражает.
Even a nightingale isn't without its gall.
ruИ у соловья есть желчь.
The defeat was galling to his pride.
deDie Niederlage verletzte seinen Stolz.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English galle, from Old English ġealla, galla, from Proto-West Germanic *gallāFrom Middle English galle, from Old English ġealla, galla, from Proto-West Germanic *gallā, from Proto-Germanic *gallǭ.
From Middle English galle, from Old French galle, from Latin galla (“oak-apple”).
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Forms
plural: gallsSynonyms
13 synonyms- the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties:crustimpertinenceimpudenceinsolencecheekinessfreshness
- a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats:bile
- an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle:saddle sore
- a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will:resentmentbitternessrancorrancour
Word family
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