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nuts (insane) adjective [UK: nʌts] [US: ˈnəts] | dingue◼◼◼adjectifYou're nuts! = T'es dingue ! cinglé◼◼◼adjectifMary likes nuts. = Marie aime les types cinglés. |
nut [nuts] (hard-shelled fruit) noun [UK: nʌt] [US: ˈnət] | noix [literally ‘walnut’ but often used generically]◼◼◼nom {f}The squirrel is eating a nut. = L'écureuil mange une noix. fruit sec◼◼◻nom {m} |
nut [nuts] (slang: insane person) noun [UK: nʌt] [US: ˈnət] | fou◼◼◼nom {m}What a nut! = Quel fou ! folle◼◼◻nom {f} |
nut [nuts] (that fits on a bolt) noun [UK: nʌt] [US: ˈnət] | écrou◼◼◼nom {m}This bolt fits this nut. = Cette vis s'adapte à cet écrou. |
nut [nuts] (slang: testicle) noun [UK: nʌt] [US: ˈnət] | couille◼◼◻nom {f} |
nut [nuts] (musical instruments: small piece that holds the strings at the proper spacing) noun [UK: nʌt] [US: ˈnət] | sillet◼◻◻nom {m} |
nuts and bolts (inner workings of something) noun | rudimentsnom {m pl} |
nutshell [nutshells] (the shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut) noun [UK: ˈnʌt ʃel] [US: ˈnʌ.ˌtʃel] | coquille◼◼◼nom {f}O God, I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space. = Oh mon Dieu, je pourrais être confiné dans une coquille de cacahuète et me considérer comme le roi de l'espace infini. coque◼◼◻nom {f} |
butternut [butternuts] (tree) noun [UK: ˈbʌtənʌt] [US: ˈbʌtənʌt] | noyer cendré◼◼◼nom {m} noyer à beurrenom {m} |
cashew nut [cashew nuts] (the seed of the cashew tree) noun [UK: ˈkæ.ʃuː nʌt] [US: ˈkæ.ˌʃuː ˈnət] | noix de cajou◼◼◼nom {m} |
chestnut [chestnuts] (nut of the chestnut tree) noun [UK: ˈtʃe.snʌt] [US: ˈtʃe.ˌsnət] | châtaigne◼◼◼nom {f} marron◼◼◼nom {m} |
chestnut [chestnuts] (reddish-brown colour) noun [UK: ˈtʃe.snʌt] [US: ˈtʃe.ˌsnət] | marron◼◼◼nom {m} châtain◼◼◻nom {m} |
chestnut [chestnuts] (wood of a chestnut tree) noun [UK: ˈtʃe.snʌt] [US: ˈtʃe.ˌsnət] | marronnier◼◼◻nom {m} châtaigner◼◼◻nom {m} |
coconut [coconuts] (fruit of coco palm) noun [UK: ˈkəʊk.ə.nʌt] [US: ˈkoʊk.ə.nʌt] | noix de coco◼◼◼nom {f} |
doughnut [doughnuts] (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) noun [UK: ˈdəʊ.nʌt] [US: ˈdoʊ.nʌt] | beignet◼◼◼nom {m}Felix was frying doughnuts. = Felix friait des beignets. donut◼◼◼nom {m} |
from soup to nuts (from beginning to end) preposition | de A à Zpreposition |
go nuts (to become mad) verb [UK: ɡəʊ nʌts] [US: ˈɡoʊ ˈnəts] | devenir fou◼◼◼verbe péter les plombs◼◼◻verbe péter un câble◼◼◻verbe péter un plomb◼◻◻verbe devenir chèvreverbe |
go nuts (in the imperative) verb [UK: ɡəʊ nʌts] [US: ˈɡoʊ ˈnəts] | vas-y◼◻◻verbe allez-y◼◻◻verbe |
hazelnut [hazelnuts] (fruit) noun [UK: ˈheɪzl.nʌt] [US: ˈheɪ.zəl.ˌnət] | noisette◼◼◼nom {f}Squirrels eat hazelnuts. = Les écureuils mangent des noisettes. aveline◼◻◻nom {f} |
horse chestnut [horse chestnuts] (tree) noun [UK: hɔːs ˈtʃe.snʌt] [US: ˈhɔːrs ˈtʃe.ˌsnət] | marronnier◼◼◼nom {m} marronnier d’Inde◼◻◻nom {m} |
horse chestnut [horse chestnuts] (seed) noun [UK: hɔːs ˈtʃe.snʌt] [US: ˈhɔːrs ˈtʃe.ˌsnət] | marron◼◼◻nom {m} marron d’Indenom {m} |
I'm allergic to nuts phrase | je suis allergique aux noix◼◼◼phrase |
in a nutshell (in summary) adverb [UK: ɪn ə ˈnʌt ʃel] [US: ɪn ə ˈnʌ.ˌtʃel] | en bref◼◼◼adverbe |