What does nul in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word nul in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use nul in French.
The word nul in French means bad, hopeless, hopeless at , useless, useless at, non-existent, nothing, null, no, useless, worthless, loser, dimwit, null, nil-nil draw, no score draw, draw, no one, nobody can be expected to achieve the impossible, we cannot work miracles, snatch a draw, salvage a draw, spoiled ballot, invalid contract, empty set, tie, draw, crap, s***, no other, none other, no doubt, null and void, ignorance of the law is no excuse, ignorance of the law excuses no one, no man is a prophet in his own country, no one's fooled, nobody's fooled, no one knows what the future holds, without any doubt, no doubt, undoubtedly. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word nul
badadjectif (mauvais, sans intérêt) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Ce film était vraiment nul. That film was really bad. |
hopeless, hopeless at , useless, useless atadjectif (personne : très mauvais) (informal) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Ma fille est nulle en maths et prend des cours particuliers pour essayer de s'améliorer. My daughter is hopeless at math and takes private lessons to try to improve. |
non-existent, nothingadjectif (inexistant) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Le risque d'échec est quasiment nul. The risk of failure is almost non-existent. |
nulladjectif (Droit : pas valide, plus valide) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Cette procédure est désormais nulle. This proceeding is henceforth null. |
noadjectif (soutenu (aucun) (negation) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Je n'ai nulle envie de dormir dans ce taudis ! I have no wish to sleep in this dump! |
useless, worthlessadjectif (personne : inintéressant, sans valeur) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Pour Gérard, Sylvie est complètement nulle. |
loser, dimwit(raté, tocard) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Je ne veux pas que ma fille sorte avec ce nul ! I don't want my daughter to go out with this loser! |
nulladjectif (Maths : égal à zéro) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Calculez x et y lorsque l'équation suivante est nulle. |
nil-nil draw, no score drawadjectif (Sports : score égal) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Les équipes se sont quittées sur un match nul. The teams parted on a no-score draw. |
drawnom masculin (Sports : score égal) (UK) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Les équipes se sont quittées sur un nul. The match ended in a tie. |
no one(soutenu (personne : sujet) (pronoun: Replaces noun--for example, "He took the cookie and ate it." "I saw you yesterday.") Nul ne sait où l'explorateur est parti. No one knows where he went. |
nobody can be expected to achieve the impossible, we cannot work miracles(on ne peut s'engager sur irréalisable) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
snatch a draw, salvage a drawlocution verbale (sports : obtenir le match nul) |
spoiled ballotnom masculin (vote sans candidat choisi) (voting) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Lors des prochaines élections, pour la première fois, les bulletins nuls seront comptabilisés. |
invalid contractnom masculin (contrat contraire au droit) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
empty setnom masculin (concept mathématique du vide) (mathematics) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
tielocution verbale (sport : finir avec un score nul) (Sports) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
drawnom masculin (match sans vainqueur) (Sports) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
crap, s***locution adjectivale (vulgaire, familier (très mauvais) (vulgar) (noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.") |
no other, none otherpronom (que lui ou elle) |
no doubtlocution conjonction (il est certain que) (conjunction: Connects words, clauses, and sentences--for example, "and," "but," "because," "in order that.") Nul doute que ce nouveau scandale politique va faire beaucoup de bruit. No doubt this new political scandal will cause a stir. |
null and voidlocution adjectivale (non valide) (law) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") |
ignorance of the law is no excuse, ignorance of the law excuses no one(il faut connaître les lois) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
no man is a prophet in his own country(on n'est jamais cru chez soi) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
no one's fooled, nobody's fooled(tout le monde comprend correctement) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Nul ne s'y trompe, cette mesure est purement démagogique. |
no one knows what the future holds(on ne peut prédire son futur) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Il est jeune plein de rêve et d'aventure mais nul ne sait ce que l'avenir nous réserve. |
without any doubt, no doubt, undoubtedlylocution adverbiale (indubitablement) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") |
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