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nu meaning in English

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nu adjective

naked(not wearing any clothes)
adjective
[UK: ˈneɪkɪd] [US: ˈneɪkəd]

nude [nuder, nudest](without clothing or other covering)
adjective
[UK: njuːd] [US: ˈnuːd]

nu adjective
{m}

bare [barer, barest](naked, uncovered)
adjective
[UK: beə(r)] [US: ˈber]

nuance noun
{f}

hue [hues](color or shade of color; tint; dye)
noun
[UK: hjuː] [US: ˈhjuː]

nuance [nuances](minor distinction)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuːɑːns] [US: ˈnuːans]

nuança noun
{f}

hue [hues](color or shade of color; tint; dye)
noun
[UK: hjuː] [US: ˈhjuː]

nuance [nuances](minor distinction)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuːɑːns] [US: ˈnuːans]

shade [shades](variety of color)
noun
[UK: ʃeɪd] [US: ˈʃeɪd]

nublado adjective

cloudy [cloudier, cloudiest](covered with or characterised by clouds)
adjective
[UK: ˈklaʊ.di] [US: ˈklaʊ.di]

dull [duller, dullest](cloudy, overcast)
adjective
[UK: dʌl] [US: ˈdəl]

foggy [foggier, foggiest](obscured by mist or fog)
adjective
[UK: ˈfɒ.ɡi] [US: ˈfɑː.ɡi]

misty [mistier, mistiest](with mist; foggy)
adjective
[UK: ˈmɪ.sti] [US: ˈmɪ.sti]

overcast(covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened)
adjective
[UK: ˌəʊv.əˈk.ɑːst] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈk.ɑːst]

nublar verb

overcast [overcasted, overcasted, overcasting, overcasts](to cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken)
verb
[UK: ˌəʊv.əˈk.ɑːst] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈk.ɑːst]

nuca noun
{f}

nape [napes](back part of the neck)
noun
[UK: neɪp] [US: neɪp]

nucal adjective

nuchal(of or pertaining to the back of the neck)
adjective
[UK: ˈnjuːkl] [US: ˈnjuːkl]

nuclear adjective

nuclear(pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
adjective
[UK: ˈnjuː.klɪə(r)] [US: ˈnuː.kliər]

nuclearizar verb

nuclearize(to arm with nuclear weapons)
verb

nuclearização noun
{f}

nuclearization(act of arming with nuclear weapons)
noun
[UK: ˌnjuː.klɪə.raɪ.ˈzeɪ.ʃən] [US: ˌnjuː.klɪə.raɪ.ˈzeɪ.ʃən]

nucleação noun
{f}

nucleation [nucleations](first stage of a phase transition in a small region)
noun
[UK: ˌnuː.kli.ˈeɪ.ʃən] [US: ˌnuː.kli.ˈeɪ.ʃən]

nucleico adjective

nucleic(referring to the nucleus)
adjective
[UK: njuː.ˈkleɪɪk] [US: nuː.ˈkleɪɪk]

nucleoide noun
{m}

nucleoid(the irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized)
noun

nucleotídeo noun
{m}

nucleotide [nucleotides](monomer constituting DNA or RNA)
noun
[UK: ˈnuː.kliə.ˌtaɪd] [US: ˈnuː.kliə.ˌtaɪd]

nucleão noun
{m}

nucleon [nucleons](a proton or a neutron)
noun
[UK: njˈuːklɪən] [US: nˈuːklɪən]

nucléolo noun
{m}

nucleolus [nucleoli](part of nucleus of a cell)
noun
[UK: njˌuːklɪˈəʊləs] [US: nˌuːklɪˈoʊləs]

nude noun
{m} {f}

nude [nudes](image depicting a human in a state of undress)
noun
[UK: njuːd] [US: ˈnuːd]

nudez noun
{f}

nakedness(state of being naked)
noun
[UK: ˈneɪk.ɪd.nəs] [US: ˈneɪk.ɪd.nəs]

nudity(the state of being without clothing on the body)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuː.dɪ.ti] [US: ˈnuː.də.ti]

nudibrânquio noun
{m}

nudibranch(sea slug)
noun

nudismo noun
{m}

nudism(the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuː.dɪ.zəm] [US: ˈnjuː.dɪ.zəm]

nugget noun
{m}

chicken nugget(piece of chicken in batter)
noun

Nukualofa proper noun
{f}

Nuku'alofa(capital of Tonga)
proper noun

nulidade noun
{f}

nobody [nobodies](unimportant person)
noun
[UK: ˈnəʊ.bə.di] [US: ˈnoʊ.bə.di]

nulo adjective
{m}

void [voider, voidest](having lost all legal validity)
adjective
[UK: vɔɪd] [US: ˌvɔɪd]

num lugar fechado adverb

indoors(in or into a building)
adverb
[UK: ˌɪn.ˈdɔːz] [US: ˈɪn.ˌdɔːrz]

num piscar de olhos preposition

in a jiffy(very quickly; without delay)
preposition
[UK: ɪn ə ˈdʒɪ.fi] [US: ɪn ə ˈdʒɪ.fi]

in the blink of an eye(immediately, instantaneously)
preposition

num piscar de olhos noun
{m}

jiffy(very short, unspecified length of time)
noun
[UK: ˈdʒɪ.fi] [US: ˈdʒɪ.fi]

num primeiro olhar preposition

at a glance(on cursory examination)
preposition
[UK: ət ə ɡlɑːns] [US: ət ə ˈɡlæns]

num repente preposition

on a whim(without thinking seriously about the consequences)
preposition

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