new

new
new [nju:]
1. adjective
   a. ( = different, not seen before) nouveau (nouvelle f) ; (masculine before vowel or silent "h") nouvel ; ( = not old) neuf (neuve f)
• I've got a new car ( = different) j'ai une nouvelle voiture ; ( = brand-new) j'ai une voiture neuve
• as good as new comme neuf
• the new people at number five les nouveaux arrivants du numéro cinq
• new recruit nouvelle recrue f
• are you new here? vous venez d'arriver ici ? ; (in school, firm) vous êtes nouveau ici ?
• the New Left la nouvelle gauche
• he's a new man since he remarried c'est un autre homme depuis qu'il s'est remarié
• that's nothing new! ça n'est pas nouveau !
• that's a new one on me! (inf) première nouvelle ! (inf)
• what's new? (inf) quoi de neuf ? (inf)
► to be new to sth
• I'm new to this kind of work je n'ai jamais fait ce genre de travail
• he's new to the area il est nouveau dans le quartier
   b. ( = fresh) [bread, cheese] frais (fraîche f) ; [wine] nouveau (nouvelle f)
2. compounds
► New Age adjective New Age inv
► New Brunswick noun Nouveau-Brunswick m
► New England noun Nouvelle-Angleterre f
► New Englander noun habitant(e) m(f) de la Nouvelle-Angleterre
► new face noun nouveau visage m
► new-fangled adjective (pejorative) ultramoderne
► new-found adjective de fraîche date
► New Guinea noun Nouvelle-Guinée f
► new-laid egg noun œuf m du jour
► new look noun new-look m
► new-look adjective new-look inv
► New Mexico noun Nouveau-Mexique m
► new moon noun nouvelle lune f
► new-mown adjective [grass] frais coupé ; [hay] frais fauché
► New Orleans noun La Nouvelle-Orléans f
► new potato noun pomme f de terre nouvelle
► the New Testament noun le Nouveau Testament
► new town noun (British) ville f nouvelle
► the New World noun le Nouveau Monde
► New Year noun → New Year
► New York noun New York
• in New York State dans l'État de New York adjective new-yorkais ► New Yorker noun New-Yorkais(e) m(f)
► New Zealand noun Nouvelle-Zélande f adjective
néo-zélandais
► New Zealander noun Néo-Zélandais(e) m(f)
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[njuː], US [nuː]
adjective (recent, different, not known, seen, owned etc before) nouveau/-elle; (brand new) neuf/neuve

I bought a new computer — (to replace old one) j'ai acheté un nouvel ordinateur; (a brand new model) j'ai acheté un ordinateur neuf

the area is new to me — la région m'est inconnue

the subject is new to me — je ne connais rien au sujet

as good as new — lit, fig comme neuf

‘as new’ — (in advertisement) ‘état neuf’

I feel like a new man — je suis transformé

someone/something new — quelqu'un/quelque chose d'autre

could I have a new plate? this one is dirty — est-ce que je pourrais avoir une autre assiette? celle-ci est sale

to be new to — ne pas être habitué à [job, way of life]

we're new to the area — nous sommes nouveaux venus dans la région


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