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N the letter N French alphabet
naïf (adj) - naive Personality
naine    
une nana (informal) woman, chick, girlfriend MdJ - N
narguer to flout, scoff at, deride, turn up one's nose at MdJ - N
la natation swimming Hobbies
Nath (short for Nathalie) French names
Nathalie Nathalie French names
nature (adj) - plain MdJ - N
une navette shuttle service, commute MdJ - N
navré (adj) - extremely sorry, sympathetic MdJ - N
néanmoins (adv) - nevertheless, yet MdJ - N
nécessairement (adv) - necessarily, automatically, inevitably MdJ - N
Néerlandais(e), le néerlandais Dutch Lang + Nat
neige    
neptune    
Ne quittez pas. Please hold. On the phone
un nerf (anatomy) - nerve MdJ - N
nerveux (adj) - nervous Mood
net (adj) - clean, neat, clear MdJ - N
neuf 9 Numbers
un neveu nephew Family
le nez nose Body
nez qui coule    
Nicolas Nicholas French names
Nicole Nicole French names
une nièce niece Family
un niveau level, standard MdJ - N
les noces wedding Love language
nocif (adj) noxious, harmful MdJ - N
Noël Christmas French names
Noémi Naomi French names
un nœud papillon bow tie Men's clothing
noir black Colors
noisette (adj) - hazel Descriptions
les nombres numbers Numbers
nombriliste iinf adj) - self-centered MdJ - N
non no Basic vocab
nord north Directions
normal (adj) - normal, usual, standard, natural MdJ - N
normalement (adv) normally, if all goes as expected MdJ - N
le nounours teddy bear Baby talk
la nourriture food Food
nous we Subject pronouns
Nous en avons We have some Liaisons
Nous sommes.... Today is..., We are... Dates
novembre November Calendar
novocaine    
noyer    
nu    
nuageux (adj) - cloudy Weather
la nuit night MdJ - N
la nuitée (tourism industry) night MdJ - N
nul (adj) - no, useless, hopeless (pronoun) - no one MdJ - N
un numéro number, issue (of a periodical) MdJ - N
un numéro de téléphone phone number On the phone
nunuche (inf adj) - namby-pamby, insipid, silly MdJ - N
un/e nunuche (inf) - ninny MdJ - N
la nuque nape of the neck MdJ - N


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