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nil

/nɪl/

nilnoun

nils

Translations

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.

Definitions

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.

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Antonyms

nilpronoun

Used informally to mean 'nothing' or 'none', especially in concise statements or reports.

Translations

rienEmploi pronominal : aucune quantité, aucun élément.

Number of casualties: nil.

Nombre de victimes : rien.

Definitions

Nothing; none at all.

Number of casualties: nil.

niladjective

Occasionally used attributively to mean 'amounting to zero'.

Translations

nulEmploi adjectival : valeur ou effet nul.

The policy had a nil impact on unemployment.

La politique a eu un impact nul sur le chômage.

Definitions

Amounting to nothing; having a value of zero.

The policy had a nil impact on unemployment.

Synonyms

nilnumeral

/nɪl/

Used chiefly in British English to denote the number zero, especially in sports scores.

Translations

zéro

The score remained nil–nil at halftime.

Le score est resté à zéro-zéro à la mi-temps.

Definitions

The number 0; zero.

The score remained nil–nil at halftime.

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