ronounced).
nettement, _adv._ clearly, plainly.
nettete, _f._ neatness, clearness, distinctness.
nettoyer, _v._ to clean, clean out.
neuf, _card._ nine.
neuf, neuve, new; de --, freshly.
neveu, _m._ nephew; petit --, great nephew.
Newton (Sir Isaac), the famous English mathematician, physicist,
astronomer and philosopher, especially noted for his discovery of the
laws of gravitation and for his work on light (1642-1727).
nez, _m._ nose; devant le --, before the face; fermer sur le
--, to shut in the face (pronounced: _ne_).
ni, _conj._ nor; -- ... --, neither ... nor.
niaiserie, _f._ nonsense.
niche, _f._ niche, recess, kennel.
Nicolas, Nicholas.
nid, _m._ nest.
niece, _f._ niece.
Nil (le), _m._ the Nile.
Nimes, city in the department of Gard.
noble, _adj. and s._ noble.
noblesse, _f._ nobility.
noce, _f._ wedding; _pl._ wedding.
Noel, _m._ Christmas; la --, the Christmas festival; le petit
--, Santa Claus.
noir, -e, _adj. and m._ black; le Noir, gangrene; voir tout
en --, to look on the dark side of everything.
noircir, _v._ to blacken.
noircisseur, _m._ dyer in black, scribbler.
noix, _f._ nut, Middle part, pope's eye (of meat).
nom, _m._ name; -- de --, euphemistic oath.
nombre, _m._ number; -- de, a number of.
nombreux, -euse, _adj._ numerous.
nommer, _v._ to name; nomme, -e, _adj. and s._ named, one
called.
non, adv. no, not; -- pas, not, not at all.
non bis in idem, not twice in the same place (Latin).
nonchalamment, _adv._ nonchalantly, carelessly, heedlessly.
nonchalant, -e, _adj._ listless, unmindful, nonchalant.
non-seulement, _adv._ not only.
nopal, _m._ nopal (cactus).
nord, _m._ north; -- est, north-east (_d_ is not pronounced in
nord, but is pronounced in nord-est).
normal, -e, _adj._ normal, natural.
normand, -e, _adj. and s._ Norman (written Normand when _s._).
Normandie, _f._ Normandy (former French province on the English Channel).
nos, _see_ notre.
notable, _adj._ notable.
notaire, _m._ notary.
notamment, _adv._ especially, particularly.
note, _f._ note, bill.
notion, _f._ notion, idea.
notre (nos, _pl.), poss. adj. pr._ our.
notre, _poss. adj. pr._ ours (usually with article).
nouer, _v._ to knot, tie, tie up.
noueux, -euse, _adj._ knotty, knotted.
Nourmahal, popular Oriental name because of the wife of a Mogul
emperor, who bore this name in the 17th century.
nourrice, _f._ wet-nurse.
nourrir, _v._ to nourish, nurse, support, feed.
nourriture, _f._ food.
nous, _conj. and disj.