Argot - French Slang - N
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| nature [na tur] (adj) - plain Une omelette nature, du café nature, du whisky nature - A plain omelette, black coffee, neat whisky (informal) Il est nature ! - He's so natural/uninhibited! la nature = nature
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| nombriliste (informal adj) - self-centered
[no(m) bree leest] Pierre est très nombriliste - Pierre is very self-centered/wrapped up in himself. Related word: un nombril - navel, belly button Learn the parts of the body in French: http://french.about.com/library/begin/bl_body.htm
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| nunuche
[nu nush] (inf adj) - namby-pamby, insipid, silly Cette carte est vraiment nunuche - This card is really insipid. Quelle histoire nunuche ! - What an insipid/a namby-pamby story! un/e nunuche - (inf) ninny
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| *Pronunciation
notes
Due to the limitations of HTML, I cannot use true phonetic symbols. I tried to be as straightforward as possible, but please refer to this chart to understand my pronunciation symbols. Note that this is only a guide to help you get the most out of the sound file. Please refer to a dictionary for the exact pronunciation. |
a | father | ||
| ay | hate | |||
| e | bed | |||
| ee | meet | |||
| euh | full | |||
| o | go | |||
| uh | the | |||
| u | fool | |||
| (n) | nasal n | |||
| zh | mirage |
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