noyer (noa-yé), n.m., walnut-tree.
noyer (noa-yé), v.a., to drown; to put under water, to swamp, to ruin, to overwhelm; to deluge; (paint.) to mix, to blend, to confuse (colors); (tech.) to countersink, to let in.
se noyer (noa-yé), v.r., to be or get drowned, to drown one’s self; to be plunged (in), to go to ruin. Se — dans le sang; to wallow, to welter in blood. C’est un homme qui se noie; his affairs are going to the bad, or he is on the down-grade.
noyon (no-yon; noa-yon; né-yon), n.m., scratch, mark (at bowls).
noyure (no-yur; noa-yur), n.f., countersink (for nails, screws).
nu, -e, adj., naked, bare, uncovered; plain, open, without disguise, unadorned; destitute. Il avait la tête —e, il était nu-tête; he was bareheaded. Aller nu-pieds; to go barefoot or barefooted. Un va-nu-pieds; a poor destitute wretch. Observer quelque chose à l’œil —; to observe anything with the naked eye. C’est la vérité toute —e; it is the naked truth. —e propriété; (jur.) property without the usufruct of it, reversionary interest. — propriétaire; (jur.) owner without the usufruct of his property. — comme un ver; stark-naked.
nu, n.m., (paint.) nude, nudity; bare (of a wall). pl., (Bibl.) naked. À —; naked, bare, open; next the skin. Monter un cheval à —; to ride a horse barebacked. Mettre à —; to lay bare or open; to strip.
nuage, n.m., cloud; mist; (fig.) darkness; gloom, shadow, sadness, dejection; dissension, jar, unpleasantness. Le ciel est couvert de —s; the sky is covered with clouds. Un — de poussière; a cloud of dust.
nuageu-x, -se, adj., cloudy, clouded. Un ciel —; a cloudy sky.
nuaison, n.f., (nav.) continuance of a steady set breeze.