zéro

le zéro
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
masculine noun
a. zero
Compte à partir de zéro et arrête-toi quand je te le dirai.Count from zero and stop when I tell you.
b. oh
Êtes-vous bien le détenteur de la carte de crédit se terminant par quarante-huit zéro trois ?Are you the holder of the credit card ending in four eight oh three?
a. zero
En 1998, l'équipe de France de football a battu le Brésil trois-zéro.In 1998, the French soccer team beat Brazil three to zero.
b. nil
Le score est actuellement de deux-zéro.The score is currently two-nil.
c. love (tennis)
Quarante-zéro pour le joueur espagnol !Forty-love for the Spanish player!
a. zero
Lorsque le mercure atteint zéro, il est temps de sortir vos manteaux chauds !When the mercury reaches zero, it's time to break out your warm coats!
a. zero
J'ai encore eu un zéro à mon contrôle de maths !I got a zero again on my math test!
b. nought
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
(United Kingdom)
Plusieurs élèves de ma classe ont eu un zéro en physique.Several students in my class got a nought in physics.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
adjective
a. no
Je me suis garée sur le parking près de la plage ; il y avait zéro voitures.I parked in the parking lot near the beach; there were no cars.
b. zero
Paul a fait zéro faute à la dictée !Paul made zero mistakes on the dictation!
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