Translation
to harm, to be detrimental to
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Word origin
From Latin nocere ('to harm'). The English words 'noxious' and 'nuisance' come from the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- nocere
- English cognates
- noxious, nuisance
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | nuis | nuisais | nuisis | nuirai | nuirais |
| tu | nuis | nuisais | nuisis | nuiras | nuirais |
| il/elle | nuit | nuisait | nuisit | nuira | nuirait |
| nous | nuisons | nuisions | nuisîmes | nuirons | nuirions |
| vous | nuisez | nuisiez | nuisîtes | nuirez | nuiriez |
| ils/elles | nuisent | nuisaient | nuisirent | nuiront | nuiraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | nuise | nuisisse |
| tu | nuises | nuisisses |
| il/elle | nuise | nuisît |
| nous | nuisions | nuisissions |
| vous | nuisiez | nuisissiez |
| ils/elles | nuisent | nuisissent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | nuis |
| nous | nuisons |
| vous | nuisez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- nuisant
- Past participle
- nui · nui · nui · nui
Examples
.
Smoking seriously harms your health.
.
These rumours could damage his reputation.
.
A bit of noise does nobody any harm.
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He did everything he could to harm me.
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That decision hurt the company's image.
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