"clou" meaning in French

See clou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /klu/ Audio: Fr-clou.ogg Forms: clous [plural]
Rhymes: -u Etymology: Inherited from Old French clou, from Latin clāvus, from Proto-Italic *klāwos, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u-. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|clou|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French clou, {{inh+|fr|fro|clou}} Inherited from Old French clou, {{inh|fr|la|clāvus}} Latin clāvus, {{inh|fr|itc-pro|*klāwos}} Proto-Italic *klāwos, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*(s)kleh₂w-|*kleh₂u-}} Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} clou m (plural clous)
  1. nail (metal pin) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-clou-fr-noun-yuMQ7pR5
  2. clove (of garlic) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-clou-fr-noun-U4BglFzO
  3. (figurative) highlight, climax Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-clou-fr-noun-LBRuHd4f
  4. (usually in the plural, des clous) not likely, no way, you'll be so lucky Tags: masculine, plural-normally
    Sense id: en-clou-fr-noun-d4IxZzDS Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 19 8 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: clou de girofle, clou d’ail, clouer, cloutier, dans les clous, enfoncer le clou, maigre comme un clou

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for clou meaning in French (3.6kB)

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          "expansion": "→ German: Clou",
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        "not likely, no way, you'll be so lucky"
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    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Italic",
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    "French terms inherited from Old French",
    "French terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
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      "word": "clou d’ail"
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    {
      "word": "cloutier"
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        "not likely, no way, you'll be so lucky"
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        "(usually in the plural, des clous) not likely, no way, you'll be so lucky"
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