nous Definition
nous (no̵̅o̅s, no̵us)
noun
Philos. mind, reason, or intellect, specif. as a metaphysical principle
Etymology: Gr nous, noos
nous Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: Does Eriksson have the tactical nous to fashion a winning team?
- songwrite: It's a template from which the band rarely deviate, but they've got the songwriting nous to pull it off effectively.
- lack: We only scored 28 tries last season despite having lots of possession but we lacked the nous sometimes to finish moves off.
Adjective modifier
- tactical: Does Eriksson have the tactical nous to fashion a winning team?
- political: A sign of a more relaxed mood inside Broadcasting House or Keating's lack of political nous?
- commercial: The firm's commercial nous proved particularly useful to clients in this sector, which includes the Eden Project.
- pop: Following the pop nous of ' Video Killed The Radio Star ' comes ' Kid Dynamo ' .
- technical: Now he had somebody who could provide the discipline and technical nous that he lacked.
- financial: DATE NAME COMMENT 18/9/06 Colin Trad and Nigel H. Interesting about financial nous at the club.
Modifies a noun
- avons: First broadcast: 27th Jan 1997 5. The Disappearing Act " Apparently we've lost a child: nous avons perdu un enfant!
- sommes: Nous sommes en train de fermer la production du film à Madrid.
- pas: French: ne nous conduis pas dans la tentation ( TOB [ 1988 ] , Bonnard ).
- une: Il nous reste une marge de 2 millions de tons.
- dan: French: ne nous conduis pas dans la tentation ( TOB [ 1988 ] , Bonnard ).
- y: Ceci nous permet donc de nous y retrouver très facilement.
Noun used with modifier
- pop: The combination of the bass lines with the techno and pop nous, works very well indeed.
- business: Does it annoy you that some are surprised or dismissive about your business nous?
- entre: So, public policy is in favor of arranging circumstances so that letters of negotiation shall remain strictly entre nous.
- à: C'est à nous, maintenant, de défendre le principe selon lequel chaque nation doit vivre selon ses propres lois.
- marketing: A property manager with some real marketing nous can earn you thousands every year, just with an intelligent marketing campaign.
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