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nu

naked

adjective Less Common

Also means

bare

Usage Note

Nu means naked, bare, or unclothed. The feminine form is nue, plural nus / nues. À l'oeil nu means 'with the naked eye', and nu-pieds means barefoot. In art, un nu (noun) refers to a nude figure in painting or sculpture — France has a long tradition of the academic nude as a high-art genre.

Examples

"Il marche nu-pieds sur la plage."

Natural Translation

He walks barefoot on the beach.

Literal Translation

He walks bare-footed on the beach

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