Nuire (en. Harm)

/nɥiʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To do harm, to cause injury.

These rumors can harm his reputation.

Ces rumeurs peuvent nuire à sa réputation.

To have a negative effect.

Too much sun can harm your skin's health.

Trop de soleil peut nuire à la santé de votre peau.

To impair something.

This decision could harm business relations.

Cette décision pourrait nuire aux relations commerciales.

From the Latin 'nocere', meaning to cause harm.

to harm someone

To cause harm to a person.

nuire à quelqu'un

to harm something

To have an unfavorable impact on something.

nuire à quelque chose

injury

Damage caused to someone.

préjudice

damage

Material or immaterial loss suffered by someone.

dommage

impairment

The act of causing harm to someone or something.

atteinte

To cause trouble

Stop causing trouble, it's just harming everyone.

Arrête de faire des siennes, ça ne fait que nuire à tout le monde.

To throw a wrench in the works

His actions only threw a wrench in the works, harming our progress.

Ses actions n'ont fait que mettre des bâtons dans les roues, nuisant à notre progrès.