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    I've heard the Italian/Yiddish word "schleppando" used as a musical instruction. But is there a proper Italian translation for the word "chutzpah"? (The word means audacity, guts, brashness and cheek all in one.)

    Question #64295. Asked by Arpeggionist. (Apr 05 06 7:27 AM)


    lanfranco

    		One word that can express audacity, impudence, boldness, and cheek is "sfrontatezza." If you're commenting on someone's cheek, either admiringly or disparagingly, you can say "Che faccia tosta!"

    I suspect that the various dialects have their own special idioms for this.

    Apr 05 06, 8:48 AM
    Arpeggionist

    		Thanks. I actually wanted to include the word in a tempo/mood instruction for a fugue I was writing ("Moderato ma con sfrontatezza").

    Apr 05 06, 8:52 AM

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