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nit meaning in French

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nit [nits] (egg of a louse)
noun
[UK: nɪt]
[US: ˈnɪt]

lente◼◼◼nom {f}

nitpick [nitpicked, nitpicking, nitpicks] (to correct minutiae or find fault)
verb
[UK: ˈnɪt.ˌpɪk]
[US: ˈnɪt.ˌpɪk]

pinailler◼◼◼verbeI'm not trying to nitpick. = Je ne suis pas en train d'essayer de pinailler.

chipoter◼◼◻verbeDon't nitpick! = Ne chipote pas !

chercher la petite bête◼◻◻verbe

chicanerverbe

mégoterverbe

nitpick [nitpicked, nitpicking, nitpicks] (to pick nits)
verb
[UK: ˈnɪt.ˌpɪk]
[US: ˈnɪt.ˌpɪk]

chercher les pouxverbe

nitpicker [nitpickers] (one who nitpicks)
noun

pinailleur◼◼◼nomHe is really a nitpicker. = C'est vraiment un pinailleur.

[slang] enculeur de mouchesnom

coupeur de cheveux en quatrenom

nitpicking [nitpickings] (any process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors)
noun
[UK: ˈnɪt.ˌpɪkɪŋ]
[US: ˈnɪt.ˌpɪkɪŋ]

pinaillage◼◼◼nom {m}

pointilleux◼◼◻nom {m}

ergotage◼◻◻nom {m}

chicane◼◻◻nom {f}

pinaillerienom {f}

pédanterienom {f}

nitrary (place where potassium nitrate is produced)
noun

nitrière◼◼◼nom {f}

nitrate [nitrates] (any salt or ester of nitric acid)
noun
[UK: ˈnaɪ.treɪt]
[US: ˈnaɪ.ˌtret]

nitrate◼◼◼nom {m}

azotate [rare]nom {m}

nitrate [nitrated, nitrating, nitrates] (To treat, or react, with nitric acid or a nitrate)
verb
[UK: ˈnaɪ.treɪt]
[US: ˈnaɪ.ˌtret]

nitrater◼◻◻verbe

nitrene (organic compound)
noun

nitrène◼◼◼nom {m}

nitric (pertaining to nitrogen)
adjective
[UK: ˈnaɪ.trɪk]
[US: ˈnaɪ.trɪk]

nitrique◼◼◼adjectif

nitric acid (HNO3)
noun
[UK: ˈnaɪ.trɪk ˈæ.sɪd]
[US: ˈnaɪ.trɪk ˈæ.səd]

acide nitrique◼◼◼nom {m}

acide azotique◼◻◻nom {m}

nitric oxide (binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen)
noun
[UK: ˈnaɪ.trɪk ˈɒk.saɪd]
[US: ˈnaɪ.trɪk ˈɑːk.ˌsaɪd]

monoxyde d’azote◼◼◼nom {m}

nitride (compound of nitrogen)
noun
[UK: ˈnaɪ.traɪd]
[US: ˈnaɪ.traɪd]

nitride◼◼◼nom {m}

nitriding (method of hardening steel)
noun

nitruration◼◼◼nom {f}

nitrilate verb

nitrilerverbe

nitrocellulose [nitrocelluloses] (the chemical nitrocellulose)
noun
[UK: ˌnaɪtro.ˈse.ljəˌlos]
[US: ˌnaɪtro.ˈse.ljəˌlos]

nitrocellulose◼◼◼nom {f}

fulmi-cotonnom {f}

nitrogen (chemical element)
noun
[UK: ˈnaɪ.trə.dʒən]
[US: ˈnaɪ.trə.dʒən]

azote◼◼◼nom {m}The air we breathe consists of oxygen and nitrogen. = L'air que nous respirons est constitué d'oxygène et d'azote.

nitrogen dioxide (the binary compound NO2)
noun
[UK: ˈnaɪ.trə.dʒən daɪ.ˈɒk.saɪd]
[US: ˈnaɪ.trə.dʒən daˈjɑːk.ˌsaɪd]

dioxyde d'azote◼◼◼nom {m}

nitrogen mustard (series of compounds)
noun

moutarde azotée◼◼◼nom {f}

nitrogenous (of nitrogen)
adjective
[UK: ˈnaɪ.trə.dʒən]
[US: naɪ.ˈtrɑː.dʒə.nəs]

azoté◼◼◼adjectif

nitroglycerine (the compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate)
noun
[UK: ˌnaɪ.trəʊ.ˈɡlɪ.sə.riːn]
[US: ˌnaɪtro.ʊ.ˈɡlɪ.sə.riːn]

nitroglycérine◼◼◼nom {f}

nitrometer (apparatus)
noun
[UK: naɪ.ˈtrɒ.mɪ.tə]
[US: naɪ.ˈtrɑː.mɪ.tər]

nitromètrenom {m}

nitromuriatic (pertaining to nitric acid and muriatic acid)
adjective

nitromuriatiqueadjectif

nitrophenol noun

nitrophénol◼◼◼nom {m}

nitrous (of or relating to nitrogen)
adjective
[UK: ˈnaɪ.trəs]
[US: ˈnɪ.trəs]

nitreux◼◼◼adjectif

azoteux◼◻◻adjectif

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