nut in French
nut in French is noix, fruit à coque, fruit sec — nut means a hard-shelled seed or dry fruit, often edible.
nut in French
noix
(food, broadly) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.
fruit à coque
(food, broadly) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.
fruit sec
(food, broadly) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.
écrou
folle
(slang) A crazy person.
fou
(slang) A crazy person.
folle
(colloquial) An extreme enthusiast.
fou
(colloquial) An extreme enthusiast.
malade
(colloquial) An extreme enthusiast.
couille
(vulgar, slang, chiefly plural) A testicle, often used in the plural form.
sillet
(musical instruments, lutherie) On stringed instruments such as guitars and violins, the small piece at the peghead end of the fingerboard that holds the strings at the proper spacing and, in most cases, the proper height.
chou
(musical instruments, lutherie) On stringed instruments such as guitars and violins, the small piece at the peghead end of the fingerboard that holds the strings at the proper spacing and, in most cases, the proper height.
What does "nut" mean?
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noun A hard-shelled seed or dry fruit, often edible.
"Squirrels bury a nut in the autumn and often forget where it is."
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noun A small piece of hardware with a threaded hole, used with a bolt to fasten things together.
"The mechanic found a loose nut under the car and tightened it."
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noun Informal: a crazy or eccentric person, or an enthusiast for a particular subject.
"Our neighbour is a train nut who knows every timetable by heart."
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verb Slang: to headbutt someone.
"The footballer was banned after he nutted an opponent in the heat of the match."
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nut in a sentence
- Squirrels bury a nut in the autumn and often forget where it is.
- I'm allergic to every kind of nut, so I always check the labels.
- The mechanic found a loose nut under the car and tightened it.
- You'll need a bolt and a matching nut to fix the shelf to the wall.
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What is "nut" in French?
"nut" in French is noix, fruit à coque, fruit sec. nut means: A hard-shelled seed or dry fruit, often edible.
How do you use "nut" in a sentence?
Example: "Squirrels bury a nut in the autumn and often forget where it is." In French, "nut" is noix, fruit à coque, fruit sec.
Are there other ways to say "nut" in French?
Yes — French has 10 translations listed for "nut": noix, fruit à coque, fruit sec, écrou, folle, fou.
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