Category: Nature & EnvironmentPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
nuage
/nuage/Roman
English meaning: Cloud
Definition
A visible mass of condensed water vapour floating in the sky.
Example
“Il y a des nuages aujourd'hui.”
In English: “There are clouds today.”
Another example: “De gros nuages annoncent l'orage.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Common noun 'cloud'; neutral register. Also figurative ('être dans les nuages' = to have one's head in the clouds). In IT contexts, 'le nuage' translates 'the cloud', though 'le cloud' is common.
Common Collocations
- un ciel sans nuages
- être dans les nuages
- un gros nuage
- des nuages noirs
- un nuage de lait
Word Forms
m.; pl. nuages
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Literary Heritage
“Aimer, c'est agir.”
“To love is to act.”
“Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien.”
“The perfect is the enemy of the good.”
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