net, adv., clean, entirely; plainly, freely, flatly, point-blank, outright. Il me l’a refusé tout —; he flatly refused me or he refused me point-blank.
nettement (nèt-mān), adv., neatly; cleanly; clearly; distinctly, outright; frankly, plainly, flatly. Parlez-lui —; speak to him plainly, freely.
netteté (nèt-té), n.f., cleanness, cleanliness; neatness, clearness, distinctness, sharpness, purity, plainness, blamelessness. Voir avec —; to see with distinctness. — dans la voix; clearness of voice.
nettoiement (né-toa-mān), n.m., cleaning, cleansing, clearing; scouring, sweeping; brushing, wiping.
nettoyage, n.m. V. nettoiement.
nettoyer, v.a., to clean, to cleanse, to make clean, to scour, to wipe, to pick, to free, to clear, to rid (of), to sweep away, to sweep, to free (from); to drive off. — un habit; to clean a coat. — les biens d’une maison; to pay off the debts of a firm. — le tapis; to carry off the stakes; to sweep the board. — la tranchée; (milit.) to drive the besiegers from their trench. — une maison; (fig. fam.) to carry off the furniture.
se nettoyer, v.r., to clean one’s self, to be cleaned. — les dents; to clean one’s teeth.
neuf, n. and adj., nine, ninth. Un — de cœur; a nine of hearts. [Neuf is pronounced neu when it precedes an adj. or a n. beginning with a consonant or h aspirate; and neuv, if the adj. or n. begins with a vowel or a silent h.]
neuf, n.m., new; something new. À —; anew, again; like new. De —; new. Habiller de —; to dress in new clothes. Donnez-nous du —; give us something new. Il y a du —; something has happened.
neu-f, -ve, adj., new; raw, green, young, inexperienced. Maison —ve; new house. Faire corps —; to take a new lease of life. Il est tout — dans ce métier; he is quite new to the business. Une pensée —ve; a new thought. Remettre à —; to do up; to make as good as new or equal to new.