nuée

/nɥe/

la noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les nuées

Meaning

  1. swarm, cloud (of birds/insects)

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Collective
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: collective.

Similar words

nuage

Close — on the sense of "cloud."

Similar in other languages

English

cloud

Close — a swarm, cloud (of birds/insects) relates to a cloud.

Practice

1 What does nuée mean?

2 Fill the gap: Une ___ de sauterelles traverse le champ.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches nuée?

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