N
n'
,
see
ne
.
nabab
,
m.
nabob.
nacre
,
f.
mother-of-pearl.
nager
,
v.
to swim.
naguère
,
adv.
lately, but now, not long ago.
naissance
,
f.
birth.
naitre
, to be born;
né, -e
, born.
naïvement
,
adv.
ingenuously, artlessly.
Nantes
, important city on the lower Loire.
Napoléon III
, French Emperor from 1852 to 1870.
nappe,
f.
tablecloth, sheet (of water, light, etc.).
narguer
,
v.
to defy, snap one's fingers at.
narguilhé
,
m.
narghile (Oriental water pipe for smoking; usually written
narguilé
).
narine
,
f.
nostril.
natal, -e
,
adj.
natal, native.
natif, -ive
,
adj. and s
. native.
national, -e
,
adj.
national.
nature
,
f.
nature, kind.
naturel, -le
,
adj. and m.
natural, disposition, nature, naturalness.
naturellement
,
adv.
naturally.
naviguer
,
v.
to sail.
navire
,
m.
ship, vessel.
navrer
,
v.
to break the heart of;
navrant, -e
, heartrending, distressing;
navré, -e
,
heart-broken;
le coeur navré
, heart-broken.
ne
,
adv.
(usually with
pas, point
, etc.), not (frequently pleonastic).
néanmoins
,
adv.
nevertheless, notwithstanding.
nébuieux, -euse
,
adj.
nebulous, glooiny, disturbing.
nécessaire
,
adj.
necessary.
nécessité
,
f.
necessity.
nécropole
,
f.
necropolis (catacombs).
négliger
,
v.
to neglect, slight.
négociant
,
m.
merchant, trader.
nègre
,
adj. and m.
negro.
neige
,
f.
snow;
eau de --
, melted snow, water chilled with snow.
nerf
,
m.
nerve, sinew (
f
pronounced).
nerveux, -euse
,
adj.
nervous.
Nesmond
, noble French family prominent in the 17th and 18th centuries.
net, -te
,
adj.
neat, clear, short;
couper --
, to cut short or squarely off (
t
pronounced).
nettement
,
adv.
clearly, plainly.
netteté
,
f.
neatness, clearness, distinctness.
nettoyer
,
v.
to clean, clean out.
neuf
,
card.
nine.
neuf, neuve
, new;
de --
, freshly.
neveu
,
m.
nephew;
petit --
, great nephew.
Newton (Sir Isaac)
, the famous English mathematician, physicist, astronomer and
philosopher, especially noted for his discovery of the laws of gravitation and for his work
on light (1642-1727).
nez
,
m.
nose;
devant le --
, before the face;
fermer sur le --
, to shut in the face (pronounced:
né
).
ni
,
conj.
nor;
-- ... --
, neither ... nor.
niaiserie
,
f.
nonsense.
niche
,
f.
niche, recess, kennel.
Nicolas
, Nicholas.
nid
,
m.
nest.
nièce
,
f.
niece.
Nil (le)
,
m.
the Nile.
Nîmes
, city in the department of Gard.
noble
,
adj. and s.
noble.
noblesse
,
f.
nobility.
noce
,
f.
wedding;
pl.
wedding.
Noël
,
m.
Christmas;
la --
, the Christmas festival;
le petit --
, Santa Claus.
noir, -e
,
adj. and m.
black;
le Noir
, gangrene;
voir tout en --
, to look on the dark side of
everything.
noircir
,
v.
to blacken.
noircisseur
,
m.
dyer in black, scribbler.
noix
,
f.
nut, Middle part, pope's eye (of meat).
nom
,
m.
name;
-- de --
, euphemistic oath.
nombre
,
m.
number;
-- de
, a number of.
nombreux, -euse
,
adj.
numerous.
nommer
,
v.
to name;
nommé, -e
,
adj. and s.
named, one called.
non
, adv. no, not;
-- pas
, not, not at all.
non bis in idem
, not twice in the same place (Latin).
nonchalamment
,
adv.
nonchalantly, carelessly, heedlessly.
nonchalant, -e
,
adj.
listless, unmindful, nonchalant.
non-seulement
,
adv.
not only.
nopal
,
m.
nopal (cactus).
nord
,
m.
north;
-- est
, north-east (
d
is not pronounced in
nord
, but is pronounced in
nord-est
).
normal, -e
,
adj.
normal, natural.
normand, -e
,
adj. and s.
Norman (written
Normand
when
s.
).
Normandie
,
f.
Normandy (former French province on the English Channel).
nos
,
see
notre.
notable
,
adj.
notable.
notaire
,
m.
notary.
notamment
,
adv.
especially, particularly.
note
,
f.
note, bill.
notion
,
f.
notion, idea.
notre (nos
,
pl.), poss. adj. pr.
our.
nôtre
,
poss. adj. pr.
ours (usually with article).
nouer
,
v.
to knot, tie, tie up.
noueux, -euse
,
adj.
knotty, knotted.
Nourmahal
, popular Oriental name because of the wife of a Mogul emperor, who bore this
name in the 17th century.
nourrice
,
f.
wet-nurse.
nourrir
,
v.
to nourish, nurse, support, feed.
nourriture
,
f.
food.
nous
,
conj. and disj. pr.
we, us, to us.
nous-mêmes
,
pr.
we ourselves, ourselves.
nouveau, (nouvel
before vowels),
-elle
,
adj.
new, other;
de --
, anew, again;
nouvelle(s)
,
f. news, piece of news, story (longer than the
conte
and shorter than the
roman
);
de vos
nouvelles
, news of you;
---né
, new-born child, etc.;
avoir des nouvelles de
, to hear from.
nouvellement
,
adv.
newly, recently.
Novare
, Novara (city of northern Italy).
novembre
,
m.
November.
noyau
,
m.
stone (of fruit).
noyer
,
v.
to drown, swamp.
nu, -e
,
adj.
naked, bare;
à --
, bare, exposed, openly;
-- pieds
, barefooted.
nuage
,
m.
cloud.
nuageux, -euse
,
adj.
cloudy, somber.
nuance
,
f.
tint, shade.
nudité
,
f.
nudity, nakedness, bareness.
nuée
,
f.
thick cloud.
nuire
,
v.
to injure, be harmful.
nuit
,
f.
night;
la --
, the night, at night.
nul, -le
,
adj. and pr.
no, no one.
nullement
,
adv.
in no wise, by no means.
numéro
,
m.
number.
nuptial, -e
,
adj.
nuptial, marriage (
t
pronounced as
c
).
nuque
,
f.
nape (of the neck).