noun🔗ShareNoixA hard-shelled seed."There are many sort of nuts: peanuts, cashews, pistachios, Brazil nuts and more."Il existe de nombreux types de noix : cacahuètes, noix de cajou, pistaches, noix du Brésil et autres.foodseedplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉcrouA piece of metal, usually square or hexagonal in shape, with a hole through it having machined internal threads, intended to be screwed onto a bolt or other threaded shaft."The carpenter needed new nuts to secure the wooden beams together. "Le charpentier avait besoin de nouveaux écrous pour fixer les poutres en bois ensemble.materialparttechnicalmachineindustryitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFou, folleA crazy person."He was driving his car like a nut."Il conduisait sa voiture comme un fou.mindpersoncharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTêteThe head."My little brother hit his head on the table and now he has a bump on his nuts. "Mon petit frère s'est cogné la tête contre la table et il a maintenant une bosse sur la tête.bodypartanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFrais, dépensesMonthly expense to keep a venture running."The bakery's monthly nuts are high, requiring them to carefully manage their budget. "Les frais mensuels de la boulangerie sont élevés, ce qui les oblige à gérer attentivement leur budget.businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFrais de démarrage, argent de départThe amount of money necessary to set up some venture; set-up costs."The nuts for starting the new after-school tutoring program were surprisingly high. "Les frais de démarrage du nouveau programme de tutorat après l'école étaient étonnamment élevés.businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFortune, capitauxA stash of money owned by an extremely rich investor, sufficient to sustain a high level of consumption if all other money is lost."The hedge fund manager's vast nuts were enough to support his lavish lifestyle even if his other investments failed. "La vaste fortune du gestionnaire de fonds spéculatifs suffisait à soutenir son train de vie somptueux, même si ses autres investissements échouaient.assetfinancebusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSilletOn 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."The guitar player carefully adjusted the nuts to ensure the strings were correctly spaced. "Le guitariste a soigneusement ajusté le sillet pour s'assurer que les cordes étaient correctement espacées.musicparttechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCadratinEn, a unit of measurement equal to half of the height of the type in use."The font's nuts are 12 points, so the line height is 24 points. "Les cadratins de la police sont de 12 points, donc la hauteur de ligne est de 24 points.unittypelanguagewritingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn dandy, un jeune homme élégant et extravagantAn extravagantly fashionable young man."The new student, a real show-off, was considered a bit of a nuts by his classmates. "Le nouvel élève, un véritable frimeur, était considéré comme un peu dandy par ses camarades de classe.appearancestylepersoncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTesticules(chiefly plural) A testicle."I kicked him in the nuts."Je lui ai donné un coup de pied dans les testicules.anatomybodysexorganChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSperme, éjaculatSemen, ejaculate."The doctor examined the sample of the patient's nuts to confirm the diagnosis. "Le médecin a examiné l'échantillon de sperme du patient pour confirmer le diagnostic.physiologybodysexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOrgasme, éjaculationOrgasm, ejaculation; especially release of semen"He just needs a good nut to make him feel better."Il a juste besoin d'un bon orgasme pour se sentir mieux.sexphysiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFou, dingueAn extreme enthusiast."a fashion nut"un dingue de la modecharacterpersonattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCoinceurA shaped piece of metal, threaded by a wire loop, which is jammed in a crack in the rockface and used to protect a climb. (Originally, machine nuts [sense #2] were used for this purpose.)"The climber placed several nuts into the rock face to secure the climbing route. "L'alpiniste a placé plusieurs coinceurs dans la paroi rocheuse pour sécuriser la voie d'escalade.sporttechnicalmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa meilleure main possible(only in attributive use) The best possible hand of a certain type, for instance: "nut straight", "nut flush", and "nut full house". Compare nuts."nut flush = the best possible flush available"Quinte flush = la meilleure quinte possible disponible.gamebetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNoixThe tumbler of a gunlock."The old flintlock pistol needed new nuts to work properly. "Le vieux pistolet à silex avait besoin de nouvelles noix pour fonctionner correctement.partweaponmilitarytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJouesA projection on each side of the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place."The carpenter carefully placed the nuts on the anchor shank to hold the wooden beam in place. "Le charpentier a soigneusement placé les joues sur la tige de l'ancre pour maintenir la poutre en bois en place.nauticalpartvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRamasser des noix(mostly in the form "nutting") To gather nuts."The children went nutting in the park, collecting acorns and other nuts. "Les enfants sont allés ramasser des noix dans le parc, collectant des glands et d'autres noix.foodagricultureplantnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDonner un coup de têteTo hit deliberately with the head; to headbutt."The angry dog nuts the mailman, trying to scare him away. "Le chien en colère donne un coup de tête au facteur, essayant de l'effrayer.actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareJouir, éjaculer(mildly) To orgasm; to ejaculate."After the long presentation, the nervous student finally felt the pressure release and nutted with a sigh of relief. "Après la longue présentation, l'étudiant nerveux a finalement senti la pression se relâcher et a joui avec un soupir de soulagement.physiologysexbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Sharefou, folleInsane, mad."After living on the island alone for five years, he eventually went nuts."Après avoir vécu seul sur l'île pendant cinq ans, il est finalement devenu fou.mindcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFou, folle; extrêmement content ou, alternativement, en colèreCrazy, mad; unusually pleased or, alternatively, angered."I just go nuts over her fantastic desserts."Je deviens fou devant ses desserts fantastiques.mindcharacterattitudeemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFou de, dingue deVery fond of (on) someone."My younger sister is nuts about her new teacher. "Ma jeune sœur est folle de son nouveau professeur.emotionattitudecharacterhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection🔗ShareZut, mince, merdeIndicates annoyance, anger, or disappointment.""Ugh, nuts! I forgot my homework again." "Zut ! J'ai encore oublié mes devoirs.emotionexclamationattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection🔗ShareN'importe quoi, pas questionSignifies rejection of a proposal or idea, as in forget it, no way, or nothing doing; often followed by to."They want me to pay $5 for a banana? Nuts to that!"Ils veulent que je paie 5 dollars pour une banane ? N'importe quoi !attitudelanguagecommunicationexclamationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
