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nuts

UK
/nʌts/
US
/nʌts/

Translations

nutsnoun
nuts
pl
Plural-only noun in several senses, including slang "testicles" and the ordinary plural of "nut".
The recipe calls for chopped nuts and dried fruit.
La recette demande des noix concassées et des fruits secs.
Tighten the nuts with a wrench.
Serrez les écrous avec une clé.
Additional translations
couillesFamilier, vulgaire.
nutsadjective
Informal slang, generally used predicatively to mean ‘crazy’ or ‘enthusiastic (about)’.
He must be nuts to drive that fast in the rain.
Il doit être fou pour rouler aussi vite sous la pluie.
Additional translations
passionnéSurtout avec about/over.
nutsinterjection
Exclamation expressing annoyance, disappointment, or defiance.
ZutSert à exprimer l'agacement ou la déception.
Nuts! I left my wallet at home.
Zut ! J'ai laissé mon portefeuille à la maison.
nutnoun

nuts

pl

nuts
pl
UK
/nʌt/
US
/nʌt/
couillesArgot vulgaire, généralement au pluriel.
He doubled over after being hit in the nuts.
Il s'est plié en deux après avoir reçu un coup dans les couilles.
silletMusique.
The guitar’s nut was worn down and needed to be replaced.
Le sillet de la guitare était usé et devait être remplacé.
The squirrel gathered nuts for the winter.
L'écureuil a ramassé des noix pour l'hiver.
He tightened the nut on the bolt to secure the shelf.
Il a serré l'écrou sur le boulon pour fixer l'étagère.
passionnéSe dit d'une personne très enthousiaste pour une activité ou un centre d'intérêt.
She's a real fitness nut, spending hours at the gym every day.
C'est une vraie passionnée de fitness, elle passe des heures à la salle de sport chaque jour.
Additional translations
fouFamilier.
Synonyms
seed
fruit
drupaceous fruit
hard-shelled fruit
kernel
nutverb

nuts

nutted
Past Simple
nutted
Past Participle
nutting
Gerund
UK
/nʌt/
US
/nʌt/
ramasser des noix
Every autumn, the squirrels nut in the forest to prepare for winter.
Chaque automne, les écureuils ramassent des noix dans la forêt pour se préparer à l'hiver.
donner un coup de tête à
In a fit of anger, he threatened to nut the man who insulted him.
Pris de colère, il a menacé de donner un coup de tête à l'homme qui l'avait insulté.
Additional translations
éjaculerArgot vulgaire.

Definitions

nutsnoun
Hard-shelled edible fruits or seeds, especially when eaten as food.
The recipe calls for chopped nuts and dried fruit.
(slang) A man’s testicles.
He got hit right in the nuts during the match.
Small metal fasteners with a threaded hole, used with a bolt or screw.
Tighten the nuts with a wrench.
nutsadjective
Crazy; insane; foolish.
He must be nuts to drive that fast in the rain.
Extremely enthusiastic or very fond (usually followed by "about" or "over").
My brother is absolutely nuts about old comic books.
nutsinterjection
Used to express annoyance, frustration, or disappointment.
Nuts! I left my wallet at home.
nutnoun
A hard-shelled dry fruit or seed with a separable rind or shell and interior kernel.
The squirrel gathered nuts for the winter.
A small piece of metal or other material, usually square or hexagonal in shape, with a hole through it, used for fastening onto a bolt.
He tightened the nut on the bolt to secure the shelf.
A person who is very enthusiastic about or devoted to a particular interest or activity.
She's a real fitness nut, spending hours at the gym every day.
A crazy or eccentric person.
Everyone thought he was a nut for jumping into the freezing lake.
The small strip, typically of bone, plastic, or metal, at the head of the neck of a stringed instrument over which the strings pass.
The guitar’s nut was worn down and needed to be replaced.
(slang, usually plural) A testicle.
He doubled over after being hit in the nuts.
nutverb
To gather or collect nuts.
Every autumn, the squirrels nut in the forest to prepare for winter.
To hit or strike someone with one's head.
In a fit of anger, he threatened to nut the man who insulted him.
(slang, vulgar) To ejaculate semen.
He almost nutted when he heard the surprising news.
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