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clou:
- nail; wire nail; crow's-foot
Wiktionary:
- clou → nail, spike, stud, clove, button
- clou → nail, highlight, snag, stub, stump, butt, nub

French

Detailed Translations for clou from French to English

clou:

clou [le ~] nom

le clou (cheville; poutre cloutée; crampon; agrafe)
the nail
– a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener ¹
- nail [the ~] nom
  - The carpenter used finishing nails on the floor.²
  - She used a nail to hang the picture on the wall.²
le clou (clou d'épingle; pointe; clou à tête plate)
the wire nail
- wire nail [the ~] nom
le clou
the crow's-foot
- crow's-foot [the ~] nom

Translation Matrix for clou:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
crow's-foot	clou
nail	agrafe; cheville; clou; crampon; poutre cloutée
wire nail	clou; clou d'épingle; clou à tête plate; pointe
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
nail		clouer; river; riveter

Synonyms for "clou":

bagnole; auto; caisse; tacot; voiture; bécane; bicyclette; vélo; pointe; cheville; clavette; semence; bossette; rivet; punaise; furoncle; anthrax; bouton; inflammation; bourbillon; phlegmon; abcès; mont-de-piété; crédit municipal; piton; aiguille; carré; pique; trace; contrôle; épingle; fixation

Wiktionary Translations for clou:

clou

noun

Tige rigide, courte et pointue
- clou → nail; spike; stud
Bouton de fleur
- clou → clove
marque de signalisation routière
- clou → button
pointe inversée menaçante
- clou → spike; stud

clou

noun

spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials
- nail → clou
a raised pavement marker
- button → clou
small object protruding from something
- stud → clou

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• clou	→ nail	↔ nagel — spijker
• clou	→ highlight	↔ Clou — Höhepunkt, Glanzpunkt QS Bedeutungen\|unzureichend
• clou	→ nail	↔ Nagel — spitzer Metallstift zum Fixieren oder Aufhängen von Gegenständen
• clou	→ snag; stub; stump; butt; nub	↔ Stummel — ein kurzes Reststück, was übrig geblieben ist

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