nuire (nuisant, nui), v.n., to hurt, to prejudice, to do hurt, to harm, to stand in the way of, to annoy, to wrong; to spoil, to hinder, to be prejudicial to. Il cherche à me —; he seeks to do me harm. Le froid nuit à la santé; cold is hurtful to health. Ne pas —; not to harm; not to hurt; to be harmless; to be of use; to help, to assist.
se nuire, v.r., to hurt, to injure, one’s self; to hurt, to injure, each other.
nuisible, adj., hurtful, detrimental, prejudicial, injurious, noxious.
nuit, n.f., night, night-time; darkness. Bonnet de —; night-cap. À la — tombante; or à la tombée de la —; at nightfall, at dusk. Passer la —; to spend the night, to sit up all night. — close; nightfall. — blanche; sleepless night. — noire; pitch-dark. L’astre des —s; the orb of night. Il fait —; it is night, dark. Il se fait —; night is coming on. La — de l’ignorance; the darkness of ignorance. De —; by night, in the night-time, nightly. Effet de —; (paint.) night piece. Faites une bonne —; sleep well. La — porte conseil; seek advice of your pillow; sleep upon it.
nuitamment (-ta-mān), adv., by night, in the night, nightly.
nuitée, n.f., night’s lodging; night’s work; whole night.
nul, -le, pron., no one, not any, nobody, not one. — n’ose en approcher; nobody dares come near him, or it.
nul, -le, adj., no, not any; void, of no force, null, invalid. —le part; nowhere. Sans — égard; without any regard. Rendre —; to nullify. C’est un homme —; he is a mere cipher.
nulle, n.f., null; (cryptography) graphic sign that is meaningless, superfluous.
nullement (nul-mān), adv., not at all, by no means.