nouveau, n.m., new, something new. À —; on new account. De —; anew; again. Qu’y a-t-il de —? what is the news?
nouveau-né, n.m. (—-—s), nouveau-née, n.f. (—-—s), new-born child.
nouveauté, n.f., newness, novelty; change, innovation. pl., fancy articles. Magasin de —s; linen-draper’s shop. C’est une — que de vous voir; it is quite a change to see you. Marchand de —s; linen-draper. Haute —; latest fashion.
nouvelle, n.f., news, tidings, intelligence, account; novelette; tale, story. Quelles sont les —s? what is the news? Débiter des —s; to spread news. —s de basse cour; idle rumors. Envoyer savoir des —s de quelqu’un; to send to know how any one is. Mandez-moi de vos —; let me hear from you. Ne faites rien que vous n’ayez de mes —; do nothing till you hear from me. Vous aurez de mes —s; you shall hear from me. J’en sais des —; I know something about it. Point de —s, bonnes —s; no news is good news. Recevoir des —s de; to hear from. Avez-vous de ses —? have you heard from him or her? Vous m’en direz des —; you’ll be astonished, delighted, highly pleased with it.
nouvellement (noo-vèl-mān), adv., newly, lately, recently.
nouvelleté (-vèl-té), n.f., (jur.) dispossession, trespass.
nouvelliste, n.m., newsmonger; novelist.
novale, n.f., land newly broken up. pl., tithes on new land.
novat-eur, -rice, n. and adj., innovator; innovating.
novation, n.f., (jur.) substitution, change.