What does nuage in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word nuage in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use nuage in French.

The word nuage in French means cloud, hint, splash, cloud, get down off a cloud, be on cloud nine, be over the moon, electron cloud, smokescreen, drop of milk, scatter plot, come back down to earth. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word nuage

cloud

nom masculin (vapeur dans le ciel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a des nuages dans le ciel.
There are clouds in the sky.

hint, splash

nom masculin (amas léger) (liquid)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La moto a soulevé un nuage de poussière. // Ma grand-mère met toujours un nuage de lait dans son thé.
The motorbike sent up a cloud of dust.

cloud

nom masculin (figuré (troubles indéfinis à venir) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La jeune fille voyait son avenir chargé de nuages.
The young girl saw a lot of clouds in her future.

get down off a cloud

locution verbale (figuré (arrêter de rêver) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

be on cloud nine, be over the moon

locution verbale (figuré (vivre un moment heureux) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

electron cloud

nom masculin (groupe d'électrons) (physics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un nuage d'électrons est un groupe d'électrons qui voyagent dans un accélérateur de particules.

smokescreen

nom masculin (figuré (écran masquant [qch]) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

drop of milk

nom masculin (petite dose de lait) (in tea, etc.)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Oui, merci, je prendrais bien un nuage de lait dans mon thé.

scatter plot

nom masculin (résultat de coordonnées graphiques)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

come back down to earth

locution verbale (passer la période d'euphorie)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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