Adjective: nu
Hyphenation:
| Singular m. | nu |
| Singular f. | nue |
| Plural m. | nus |
| Plural f. | nues |
Sample Sentences
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à mains nues (barehanded)
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à poings nus (barefisted)
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à l'œil nu (with the naked eye)
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mettre à nu (to lay bare)
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nu comme un ver (stark naked)
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pieds nus (barefoot)
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cul nu (bare-assed)
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torse nu (barechested)
Adjectives inflected like nu
indifférent,
cohérent,
aspérifolié,
serein,
seyant,
second,
babillard,
savant,
satané,
satiné,
saturé,
défraîchi,
spaghettifié,
saoudi,
salaud,
salant,
sciant,
schleu,
évanescent,
écartelé, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French nu, from Old French nu, from Latin nūdus, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós. See: Latin Adjectives '
nūdus'.
Verbs referencing "nu"
Portuguese Adjectives
nu.
Translations