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Néville: a surname, Neville, from Norman, an elliptical variant of de Néville; a placename
Nîmes: Nîmes (a city in Gard department, Occitania, France)
Nîmois: native or inhabitant of the city of Nîmes, the capital of the department of Gard, Occitania, France (usually male)
Nôle: * see: île de Nôle
n'ai: contraction of ne (“not”) + ai (first-person singular indicative present form of avoir)
n'aie crainte: fear not, never fear, don't worry
n'aigle: alternative spelling of n-aigle, an alternative form of aigle (“eagle”)
n'avoir cure: to have no interest in; to not care about
n'avoir d'yeux que pour: to only have eyes for, to be all eyes for (someone)
n'avoir de cesse: not to rest until, not to stop until; to spend one's time doing something, to keep doing something, to be doing something continuously
n'avoir ni queue ni tête: to make no sense, to have no rhyme or reason
n'avoir qu'une parole: to be as good as one's word, to be true to one's word
n'avoir qu'à bien se tenir: had better watch out, had better brace oneself, to be in for a challenge
n'avoir que faire: To have no interest in; to not care about
n'avoir que la peau sur les os: to be skin and bones (to be emaciated; to be very skinny)
n'avoir rien pour soi: to have nothing going for one, to have nothing
n'avoir rien à se mettre: to have nothing (i.e. no decent or elegant clothes) to put on
n'empêche: despite all, nevertheless, still
n'en avoir rien à foutre: to not give a fuck
n'en déplaise à: with all due respect to…; with apologies to…; no offense to…; whether … likes it or not; pace …
n'en faire qu'à sa tête: to never listen to anyone else, to be pig-headed, to do as one pleases
n'en plus pouvoir: to be exhausted; to be overwhelmed; to be unable to take any more; to have had it with; to be fed up with; to be sick and tired of
n'en pouvoir mais: to not be responsible for something; to be unable to take it any longer, to be unable to go on like this
n'est-ce pas: Used as an expression of affirmation after a statement.
n'eût été: if not for
n'imp: clipping of n'importe quoi (“nonsense, mess”)
n'imp: clipping of n'importe quoi (“nonsense, mess”)
n'importe: no matter, never mind the, any, -ever
n'importe comment: haphazardly
n'importe lequel: any one; no matter which; whichever
n'importe où: anywhere, wherever
n'importe quand: anytime, whenever
n'importe qui: anybody, anyone; whoever; whomever
n'importe quoi: anything (without discrimination); whatever; bullshit, nonsense
n'importe quoi: nonsense, mess
n'importe quoi: nonsense!, rubbish!, hogwash!
n'y voir que du bleu: to fall for it, to be taken in, to be totally hoodwinked
n'y voir que du feu: to see stars after receiving a physical blow; to be unable to see the finer details of a complex situation; (particularly) to fall for (a deception), to be taken in, to be totally hoodwinked
n'y être pour rien: to have no responsibility (for it); to have no part (in it), to have nothing to do (with it)
n'écouter que d'une oreille: to listen with half an ear (to listen distractedly, without paying attention)
n'éléphant: alternative spelling of n-éléphant, an alternative form of éléphant (“elephant”)
n*quer: censored spelling of niquer
n-butane: n-butane
n-simplexe: n-simplex
n-uple: n-tuple
n-uplet: n-tuple
n8: goodnight (replacing bonne nuit)
nabab: nabob (an Indian ruler)
nabi: nabi, Hebrew prophet; postimpressionist (painter)
nabot: dwarf, midget
nabot: dwarfish, tiny
nabuchodonosor: Nebuchadnezzar (wine bottle)
nabuchodonosorisme: Obsequious -, flattering -, toadying -, sycophantic style or tenor
nacaire: naker
nacarat: nacarat, orange-red
nacelle: skiff, wherry (small flat-bottomed rowing boat); gondola (of hot-air balloon etc.); pod (of spacecraft); cradle, carrycot; ellipsis of nacelle élévatrice (“cherry picker, aerial work platform”)
nacelle élévatrice: cherry picker; aerial work platform, mobile elevating work platform
nacho: nacho (tortilla chip)
nacre: mother-of-pearl (the hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells)
nacrer: to give the appearance of mother-of-pearl