What does nuire in French mean?

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

The word nuire in French means harm, damage, harm, damage, harm each other, harm one another, intent to cause harm, lock up in the interests of public safety, harm your health, be harmful to your health. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word nuire

harm, damage

verbe transitif indirect (causer du tort à)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les sauterelles nuisent aux récoltes.
Grasshoppers damage crops.

harm, damage

verbe transitif indirect (porter atteinte à)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Fumer nuit à la santé.
Smoking is detrimental to health.

harm each other, harm one another

verbe pronominal (se nuire l'un l'autre)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ces arbres plantés trop près les uns des autres s'entre-nuisent.

intent to cause harm

nom féminin (volonté malfaisante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'intention de nuire est l'intention délibérée de causer un dommage à autrui.

lock up in the interests of public safety

locution verbale (empêcher [qqn] de nuire)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le criminel est mis en prison, il est ainsi mis hors d'état de nuire.

harm your health, be harmful to your health

locution verbale (affecter gravement la santé)

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

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