névroptère, n.m., neuropteran.
névrose, n.f., (med.) nervous affection, nervous disorder, neurose.
névrotomie, n.f., neurotomy.
newtonianisme (neu-), n.m., Newtonianism.
newtonien, -ne (neu-to-ni-in, -è-n), adj., Newtonian.
newtonien, n.m., Newtonian.
nez (né), n.m., nose; face; scent (of dogs). — aquilin; aquiline nose. — retroussé; turned-up nose. — écrasé, épaté; flat nose, pug nose. Il s’est cassé le —; he has broken his nose. Donner sur le — à quelqu’un; to strike any one on the nose. Regarder quelqu’un sous le —; to stare any one in the face. Ne voir pas plus loin que son —; to see no farther than one’s nose. À vue de —; by rule of thumb. Avoir bon —; to have a good nose. Il saigne du —; his nose is bleeding. Au — de quelqu’un; to a person’s face, under a person’s nose. Rire au — de quelqu’un; to laugh in any one’s face. Fermer la porte au — à quelqu’un; to shut the door in any one’s face. — à —; face to face. Parler du —; to speak through the nose. Fourrer son — dans une affaire; to thrust one’s nose into any business. Mener quelqu’un par le —; to lead any one by the nose. Donner du — en terre; to fall on one’s face; (fig.) to miscarry, to fail. S’y casser le —; to fail in anything. Tirer les vers du — à quelqu’un; to pump any one. Jeter quelque chose au — de quelqu’un; to cast a thing in any one’s teeth; to twit any one (with). Il a bon —; he is a sagacious man. Il a un pied de —; he looks foolish; he is sadly disappointed. Faire un pied de — à; to laugh at. Qui coupe son — dégarnit son visage; it is an ill bird that fouls his own nest. Il lui en pend autant au —; he may expect as much.
ni, conj., neither; nor; either; or. Il n’est — bon — mauvais; it is neither good nor bad. — moi non plus; nor I either.
niable, adj., deniable; (jur.) traversable.
niais, -e, n. and adj., ninny, simpleton; silly, simple, foolish. Il a l’air —; he has a silly look.