Grammatical class

Noun

clou

nail (metal pin)

Details

Syllables

clou

Phonetics

klu

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

5045

Freq. (movies)

4581

Freq. (news)

7431

Sentences

Un clou chasse l'autre.

One nail drives out another.

A1

Un clou a crevé le pneu.

A nail punctured the tyre.

A1

J'ai marché sur un clou.

I stepped on a nail.

A1

Il est maigre comme un clou.

He's as thin as a rail.

A1

George était le clou de la soirée.

George was the highlight of the evening.

A2

J'ai déchiré ma veste sur un clou.

I tore my jacket on a nail.

A2

Le clou traversa le mur.

The nail went through the wall.

B1

Tom s'est blessé avec un clou rouillé.

Tom hurt himself on a rusty nail.

B1

Cette affaire était un clou dans mon cercueil.

This affair was a nail in my coffin.

B1

Le clou déchira sa veste.

The nail tore his jacket.

B2

Elle est maigre comme un clou.

She is as skinny as a toothpick.

C2