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nil

UK
/nɪl/
US
/nɪl/

Translations

nilnoun
nils
pl
zéroAu sens de score nul dans un sport ou un jeu.
The final score was three-nil in favor of the home team.
Le score final était de trois à zéro en faveur de l’équipe à domicile.
zéroAu sens de rien, valeur nulle.
The chances of rain today are nil.
Les chances de pluie aujourd’hui sont nulles.
Synonyms
zero
void
null
naught
nothing
Antonyms
something
nilpronoun
Used informally to mean 'nothing' or 'none', especially in concise statements or reports.
rienEmploi pronominal : aucune quantité, aucun élément.
Number of casualties: nil.
Nombre de victimes : rien.
niladjective
Occasionally used attributively to mean 'amounting to zero'.
nulEmploi adjectival : valeur ou effet nul.
The policy had a nil impact on unemployment.
La politique a eu un impact nul sur le chômage.
Synonyms
zero
none
nought
naught
null
void
nonexistent
worthless
insignificant
zero-valued
zilch
nilnumeral
UK
/nɪl/
US
/nɪl/
Used chiefly in British English to denote the number zero, especially in sports scores.
The score remained nil–nil at halftime.
Le score est resté à zéro-zéro à la mi-temps.
Synonyms
nought
naught
zilch
aught
zero

Definitions

nilnoun
A zero score in a game or sport.
The final score was three-nil in favor of the home team.
Nothing; zero.
The chances of rain today are nil.
nilpronoun
Nothing; none at all.
Number of casualties: nil.
niladjective
Amounting to nothing; having a value of zero.
The policy had a nil impact on unemployment.
nilnumeral
The number 0; zero.
The score remained nil–nil at halftime.
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