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